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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?& m2 T, I% K: ~
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Let's face it
% H/ i: W8 \& h2 t" Y4 C2 p4 YEnglish is a stupid language. N K: f0 _9 H& Y2 t1 f! Y) a
There is no egg in the eggplant+ L) T/ v( o- e8 T
No ham in the hamburger- d; _% [. \+ W: K# s) K
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.- W- j+ j. ^4 G5 y6 T% l
English muffins were not invented in England
9 Z( Y, L( Q l1 b" x8 AFrench fries were not invented in France.: Q- m2 E/ B+ v4 v# m
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We sometimes take English for granted; k/ l; n3 \( j" X& I
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
1 h4 ~4 S. A: A9 E. {Quicksand takes you down slowly
+ b5 n& m+ q$ w$ J( Z( `Boxing rings are square" V3 o& @1 z9 \3 _
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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7 n- ^! R! s8 i" t6 A" H' W. bIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
, e" [) ?1 X3 B# P: VIf the plural of tooth is teeth* B% W2 l1 t9 b+ m. U7 i( U. h- u
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
# m( P7 j0 o) |" O! g7 |& e: d( lIf the teacher taught,
* q- m0 s' h* ~# L5 V% \# oWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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7 Z3 L- [$ r& B) G2 A8 F5 s: {If a vegetarian eats vegetables
8 j9 i) V6 s5 c2 N! t/ kWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
8 n% X- V0 _1 _% d5 W: v, d# dWhy do people recite at a play
8 z+ N7 V! W$ T4 U5 f* pYet play at a recital?
T6 k7 G! P& V' PPark on driveways and
2 d+ a2 Z8 k, Z, k& t- gDrive on parkways, l. m0 m, N+ g% J' v; \3 m# o
s: J) G; u7 ]; \You have to marvel at the unique lunacy$ W' c! V/ Y# a3 I6 y$ w; Z
Of a language where a house can burn up as' }5 A8 Z; i9 _: Q& N' S8 W, ?) |
It burns down
2 t7 D) y- i5 S5 d: ZAnd in which you fill in a form 9 U6 y: ~. i4 F0 k) m
By filling it out0 w) U/ r/ ~" n" M
And a bell is only heard once it goes!8 c4 s: {, M0 j2 c, u1 R
( C) K7 h+ a) k" q u% |: xEnglish was invented by people, not computers7 d7 l& t4 f# C
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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4 p8 k4 T+ V, l7 L& Z' o" EThat is why V, \9 r3 c$ j u
When the stars are out they are visible
. \$ N4 R5 a/ d- L+ Q0 `But when the lights are out they are invisible
! i. S& }" N* a5 }: I% v6 @% E! MAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch& i9 U" E+ h2 {3 W" q7 ^
It starts5 P6 G4 H, s3 h% U& X% k' B
But when I wind up this observation,
9 m8 c5 n0 ^5 I; b% Q p0 jIt ends. |
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