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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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6 L2 {- F4 w' ^5 q6 TLet's face it
* L- F" `7 ?7 M8 f4 wEnglish is a stupid language.0 x. a8 |: I0 V1 ~* O
There is no egg in the eggplant+ z5 S' N. E) d
No ham in the hamburger( [* H. e% Q4 {# y! ]' h
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
8 V% L2 _( J$ a4 EEnglish muffins were not invented in England
. ]$ P3 Q' Q$ T! d# l: j+ n4 { UFrench fries were not invented in France.
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, J1 s9 c' ?6 `$ Y/ B+ ]7 {. UWe sometimes take English for granted4 z+ e! F8 \4 c( P2 i
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
+ {, Z; c' T% Q! e2 iQuicksand takes you down slowly
$ c9 c3 M2 q8 YBoxing rings are square
8 T p4 f# z: _9 T. tAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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1 C* r5 e% Y1 @If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.7 y+ S2 h7 P% {; s5 R+ m7 P5 c' l
If the plural of tooth is teeth+ n) n* Q; {) _) W5 m; u- e9 n3 m
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
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( V% T' C, R7 ~3 _& e# J5 I4 n6 P. NWhy didn't the preacher praught.- Z: ]$ R4 x* r% D1 w+ L( _
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables- K3 W" r/ }% S/ o* e7 V! y
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?. l, ?1 V) w9 Q
Why do people recite at a play
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Park on driveways and
7 e* M: j' d9 h! M+ \Drive on parkways
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Q8 i' @5 ?" @( \* I" pYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy5 a6 i+ f3 Q2 R; r, a5 g) [5 o
Of a language where a house can burn up as
% q" u0 D* A0 c3 H" D s& LIt burns down
; x e' v* R+ t, PAnd in which you fill in a form # f$ w. Q. b% x: j# U8 H0 n
By filling it out
8 V/ S4 W( Y8 t0 v% h8 QAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!8 m+ O7 j" _6 ~) f7 M
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English was invented by people, not computers
0 z7 J1 Z+ I, ~' ^. D4 {1 g9 Z6 ]% ^And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why" v; e0 r& {$ S: }! Q8 _) I8 X1 z0 I
When the stars are out they are visible% s! d7 v2 Z$ O) L' H
But when the lights are out they are invisible9 w/ }; l9 ^ t: i: ^( k' }
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
2 e# C/ m0 h- ^% P* XIt starts- _ H( t$ o4 m/ t
But when I wind up this observation,& `. d' x) M& B# H) T# e! J
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