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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?/ ^$ x" C% T- N( c2 k( ~
) U, o& o1 }3 `6 wLet's face it
; d5 D( s7 X. w# {. k0 XEnglish is a stupid language.$ c9 o( K" W% R% V& |
There is no egg in the eggplant) ?' d: C; _" a k8 P9 {4 l
No ham in the hamburger$ g" v% C/ C. w! G' z+ ]
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.. r4 K$ V! Z1 s5 t1 c7 m p
English muffins were not invented in England. A( H8 D5 x. b3 e
French fries were not invented in France.4 B r% b0 x& k Y9 {
8 H' G/ [% _/ o& eWe sometimes take English for granted
' P' L9 |9 O/ ZBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
% q5 a5 M. ]' `$ Q! x" M2 nQuicksand takes you down slowly6 h6 Y4 L5 i$ O2 J: ]' L, g. @
Boxing rings are square1 `( i' @" } ]3 r2 e
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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' e4 c9 U. d( L8 jIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
8 o! u0 M9 e- L3 I `7 r9 YIf the plural of tooth is teeth/ i0 j) W \7 L0 j4 w9 \
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
1 m' V: B8 X: a0 ?2 PIf the teacher taught,
8 \6 [5 x) v4 }- y, y6 YWhy didn't the preacher praught.2 ?# A; p/ F! A7 r+ w
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables O, X. ~1 C3 C; S- z, }* \1 t, _
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
+ G& |( l) I+ xWhy do people recite at a play
( }" T r; X4 V. ^0 {6 W* cYet play at a recital?4 q& v" t1 ?' D* D
Park on driveways and
`+ ^( p' J6 j; M2 T3 YDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down0 q) y5 W/ A# g+ L% L" \
And in which you fill in a form
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And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers2 @# A! M3 ^; m3 k5 T& H8 Z; i" U
And it reflects the creativity of the human race# @3 P1 }" U% Y0 h3 W" y* `
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
) _, e( Q, l4 P' Y3 E9 P: ^1 uWhen the stars are out they are visible4 P/ h9 [) \+ w+ w5 ?
But when the lights are out they are invisible7 C+ M6 D8 ~- X# r6 K/ e
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
" U# K: _6 I* [' _3 B! |/ rIt starts3 [; i( f+ T. L$ n
But when I wind up this observation,
; [' Q# i J6 B: U; H. hIt ends. |
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