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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?1 {0 M& I- c2 J! d
, g0 W# J# `- l* P% t. d% T& hLet's face it& F2 Y$ U( B: j' u9 q- ^
English is a stupid language.
; U2 z C5 t. B3 i" GThere is no egg in the eggplant' h# V4 X7 _7 s7 ` `/ \ \( Z
No ham in the hamburger
, j% i7 C% z6 k. T7 {/ gAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.! S3 W9 n# S( T8 z t b- b
English muffins were not invented in England
0 p. v( O1 x) C. HFrench fries were not invented in France.% V/ a8 h* x, B8 L& K; V% o
$ G/ H( \% b o& [8 fWe sometimes take English for granted
9 J* `0 z" E( VBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
8 ], V8 h0 i5 y4 P- r, T/ WQuicksand takes you down slowly* l8 K. ^2 l1 K. b
Boxing rings are square1 v4 @$ ^" U$ q s$ n
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. , F+ U4 ~+ E# n' o
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.5 j. Q- q# ~/ V8 |# }
If the plural of tooth is teeth
3 W W: {$ s* iShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth7 w/ X+ t$ k, M& d% Z
If the teacher taught,
: K. n# U& g& U) aWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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0 ]2 ?0 V- b$ Y6 EIf a vegetarian eats vegetables" ?) y5 ~5 f& q' g$ x- p) A
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
5 U% r! ^1 p9 u) ?' C# P UWhy do people recite at a play. S) @5 }; j+ s( f
Yet play at a recital?. i* z1 Z1 b4 [3 _) V) }( Y
Park on driveways and
, N% i7 q4 Y- v* d, p1 M7 o6 RDrive on parkways4 c6 Q/ S% w5 A% x
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
4 T9 x& o# q+ }. Q! iOf a language where a house can burn up as5 {4 J3 [) e Z9 X& ?' e! _
It burns down: ~, P6 P- i9 m6 z! _
And in which you fill in a form
3 r* z+ r0 N& j. o8 {2 M c* RBy filling it out
% K7 ?6 {6 b) y3 m' _6 b; V6 r5 [And a bell is only heard once it goes!2 l4 d/ y( x+ W+ c. ^6 ~. E+ ~# s5 |1 c
* g7 p6 ]2 c7 L- u/ x5 E0 p( qEnglish was invented by people, not computers
' z& h1 d% X- g6 q! j% V' V4 YAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why, u) C$ e8 ^; V
When the stars are out they are visible
" R6 {, c4 q: G5 kBut when the lights are out they are invisible- Z% |9 S2 v y' E: C0 q+ z6 x
And why it is that when I wind up my watch% F4 ], X) z% P+ W# k1 F
It starts
% d+ @8 U5 K6 N( Q$ b/ ?+ G3 ]" S6 PBut when I wind up this observation,
+ }0 O) ?$ g& \4 A+ eIt ends. |
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