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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it$ X* Q g- _, E& o
English is a stupid language.; x: Y7 R J3 o7 ?
There is no egg in the eggplant. L) W; i* Z# t4 ?9 k0 V( P' _
No ham in the hamburger5 b/ E7 v3 @8 i; K
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
$ ]6 P: L% A8 p+ ~% m" BEnglish muffins were not invented in England* y$ f9 S9 J9 z- }
French fries were not invented in France.( O: S/ ]6 [# E( @4 m
2 n4 x6 Z; o0 FWe sometimes take English for granted: h5 p3 l2 _0 ~) e: e- V1 t
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
! J4 X9 k2 j$ E; m" [Quicksand takes you down slowly7 Y: O/ C# H4 f9 i* v
Boxing rings are square
$ y& G5 b" V, ^And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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, K! D- S0 G& BIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
% y4 ^2 t: F& eIf the plural of tooth is teeth
: |5 c8 v* t6 ~7 r0 VShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth- f a0 u, |$ a1 v
If the teacher taught,
2 Z* C5 l1 ~7 \. C; z: xWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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: r% q) I" q% |8 p6 e5 f% h+ sIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
[) C' A X# i2 m5 [/ ^What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
5 S$ ?2 C7 A/ X6 U/ O4 dWhy do people recite at a play
7 O1 }1 ^, a- f+ ZYet play at a recital?3 l- s, n& d+ G! c( ^- |
Park on driveways and s$ N) N' v: Y+ G
Drive on parkways1 I) x8 U( q2 z" @+ s) a
# j5 q& Z: E0 o8 H- S7 D6 eYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy5 g' c; a/ {8 P ~6 s- `& M! S% A
Of a language where a house can burn up as2 J2 U% ]" X0 t4 D, {- K- g
It burns down: B$ t5 H) L E& j+ i# _; H
And in which you fill in a form
r0 Q& l1 U8 G: E; v* YBy filling it out
! Z9 u5 F9 p7 \1 j3 mAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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9 x) Z% O( d, ?, V$ @English was invented by people, not computers# p- p8 F8 K' h) p4 M" f5 t
And it reflects the creativity of the human race. H& l1 m( S+ f0 p, T: S
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why, r: A/ P i/ V" d. [
When the stars are out they are visible
. W/ R3 o* T5 Z% P3 wBut when the lights are out they are invisible1 M! [) p6 S6 ^* z' C% i' ]
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
m7 j& k% S( ~' H( A; |It starts
9 u1 f& s7 y) D3 ^; z# }* u" R; qBut when I wind up this observation,
# t6 M! H: o$ d/ m5 }& W9 y) W8 OIt ends. |
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