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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?6 a7 x2 B7 A8 \% A
! u' r; ?' T. aLet's face it% Y& m+ B7 Z# ]
English is a stupid language.
4 ]* X7 b' g; T& O4 tThere is no egg in the eggplant
' t5 \; s( e# HNo ham in the hamburger
5 j: Q+ `: y( X. W, DAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.) U8 `* P# x$ s- _
English muffins were not invented in England5 s# n' Z! g, |
French fries were not invented in France.2 n; @- p, y+ W
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We sometimes take English for granted, z( g& a0 q- q8 g) r# _
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that# s4 x" {$ x6 @/ C# a0 t8 [' Q! j
Quicksand takes you down slowly9 O8 W8 y8 x$ ^5 G
Boxing rings are square# c; u+ i7 x. \2 A4 j
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ' Y3 ?# y2 f& O* e: u
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.7 F- {! }" t% \$ E
If the plural of tooth is teeth. w$ H/ w8 `9 |7 m9 N0 A
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
1 ?: j9 z# [- Z, ?- u6 ~If the teacher taught,
3 M2 g0 s! H2 }2 g9 l2 W9 K4 KWhy didn't the preacher praught.$ Z- I* N9 H- T5 f: q$ D. O1 `
7 G K( x6 r/ F& E4 M S- xIf a vegetarian eats vegetables& J9 K3 v/ o; m; e
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
% ?9 J* q- w6 J; P6 @5 OWhy do people recite at a play' m5 t5 Q6 ]% s O6 }5 h; [
Yet play at a recital?
9 k* g, _; I; J# c* n8 LPark on driveways and9 s% N; i9 M' h6 m
Drive on parkways2 N2 z3 G/ n' w: X4 n( u
% u! m% o# }. l( e8 `( k' ?You have to marvel at the unique lunacy1 U2 Z- V) A/ X! y2 R d0 V: Z- ~. x
Of a language where a house can burn up as
; w \: w8 O( b* G" G$ `It burns down
% V. y c( x1 Y! U1 XAnd in which you fill in a form
( l6 K4 }& [ ]$ u1 ~By filling it out9 @: F' C, I7 i# b# M9 q1 X
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers$ v/ S, }& D4 D7 H! [- s
And it reflects the creativity of the human race9 S; p& h; ~( O$ F+ n: y
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
* E y9 W* u2 {5 ?When the stars are out they are visible
/ C( J1 H) p# p! aBut when the lights are out they are invisible
! p7 n4 }1 L& C1 u- pAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch: F: c! [1 j9 Q0 g/ G- l
It starts
, p. t+ R) \/ h' ^) wBut when I wind up this observation,7 \9 Y& i# @' i0 c/ |% M
It ends. |
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