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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?) o, Z5 f- w: t. `
3 T3 Y1 t$ t# x, W- _' ?Let's face it( Z/ V9 A. [- a# A
English is a stupid language.9 X* K3 f" g2 c' p
There is no egg in the eggplant
2 X3 B/ I$ ~( h9 s; iNo ham in the hamburger9 ~* K, G7 x" F, L( N. Q
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
9 ?, s0 ~: z/ c+ N) zEnglish muffins were not invented in England/ z( s* g/ j+ Y5 q( m
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
6 t* _: q d- h5 s, d6 ^But if we examine its paradoxes we find that0 ]7 k& Q U5 J$ z4 d# d
Quicksand takes you down slowly
/ a9 Q5 ]! o6 IBoxing rings are square2 C3 O4 f7 d" D0 ~6 F; q
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. . V- G: \) D% Q
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.( T. x; V; _6 K Z
If the plural of tooth is teeth. `; X9 S/ g# V6 D9 U& q
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
/ \$ A3 y; f a/ e. iIf the teacher taught,
. D5 x3 ~- I4 u4 N0 I/ Z& |Why didn't the preacher praught.
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+ @* Q3 r2 V5 T3 a* SIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
9 [: g/ @3 x5 tWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
& b" w/ A M8 O& _- b* c! J5 wWhy do people recite at a play4 t! t+ B( B; u9 H6 _$ N: `/ {- H
Yet play at a recital?
& q! ^ }* u1 ^4 L3 ^* Z2 APark on driveways and
, H' R5 @& P6 V! bDrive on parkways* Y8 k/ R% L) ~! t' c: I, H- r
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
# U+ V0 z: F, z) D3 E+ }9 u) hOf a language where a house can burn up as" `: J1 s/ ?! f! x J; ?
It burns down
/ D7 u* h9 P/ i0 L. qAnd in which you fill in a form 6 g `5 g" d g# ~, x( t
By filling it out
% c8 h2 A4 w) [, U, F) k& @8 BAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers# S' O/ k- | g+ W' [
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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( I. t. Q) g4 X2 a& E: j+ fThat is why' l& O# W5 ^5 Y$ U4 c* ^; q
When the stars are out they are visible. t) A/ Z: ]# h2 h& C
But when the lights are out they are invisible3 c5 T7 c+ P* Y# ~& H6 N m5 N* u
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
1 u' e% ^' _, r( cIt starts$ @: R/ A8 s; A' }. ~$ R6 [
But when I wind up this observation,( @" h; I7 l6 r1 }
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