Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language? ' i( U* a# W1 P! ] # `/ ^+ K l6 m( OLet's face it w$ m) L- g. P& _/ T% G% Y, M2 ~- OEnglish is a stupid language. & W$ ~& x( O1 ?/ |There is no egg in the eggplant0 y: v5 b* Y' k- H5 W' t
No ham in the hamburger . k5 v e% S8 G' }" tAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple. 2 y) e' [% `5 N% pEnglish muffins were not invented in England ' f; Q5 k! O* o- c! m2 nFrench fries were not invented in France. 9 A5 t' R V5 p# ~' G- `2 C$ b$ N! C' E+ d' R) h B+ J* ]* E
We sometimes take English for granted 0 @/ h9 _& W1 XBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that $ e! t+ C$ L4 }* f5 sQuicksand takes you down slowly6 X! K1 W% }; o8 y$ F
Boxing rings are square4 S, M( j4 T# Y! ~' J3 @8 p+ `
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 4 x( j2 O1 ?* ~; ^( l
0 K z0 H5 A3 e( D/ IIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing./ q$ D! T* A2 n6 H4 |* g( @ ~9 y8 k
If the plural of tooth is teeth 0 F- N9 p2 a0 c3 v7 [7 G1 N$ g% \Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth1 c$ H. _8 d0 @- `2 K% v& a
If the teacher taught,# Q L* [6 ]% `' X m' B) w
Why didn't the preacher praught.4 ^: [* e' P+ \5 r# U
2 T* [" Q/ b3 W, VIf a vegetarian eats vegetables" M4 p1 @7 Q6 {6 |* u5 A2 D
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?% w8 T/ e& r c3 J
Why do people recite at a play 8 E& |2 ^ n" B! }0 c1 gYet play at a recital? * r0 L4 L! k0 PPark on driveways and 3 j) i- E' \7 g& a! ZDrive on parkways" _5 L d7 ~" c( v* a
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy - ^9 b; J: [: P8 V2 H9 MOf a language where a house can burn up as 3 K, g- S& j7 _+ h; \+ A! Z q. }It burns down9 E: m8 n7 ] u. u- `' x
And in which you fill in a form 5 a |0 n- i0 M5 }9 @* s! Q
By filling it out % L0 [. r3 @9 K. _0 Q, pAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!) ?4 E& @8 [ J5 _+ B) U
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English was invented by people, not computers6 z& F- n' O8 k1 x; }
And it reflects the creativity of the human race ! ^3 S$ a; z) M(Which of course isn't a race at all)$ O" e" V6 S6 W. \/ f
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When the stars are out they are visible . h" N3 N0 T; TBut when the lights are out they are invisible . y' O; O0 w4 b+ XAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch + |5 j9 j$ B" _! j6 ^It starts % c8 {7 i4 I3 U7 aBut when I wind up this observation, 2 X ^6 X. N8 S, p, h# i- |, w+ zIt ends.
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