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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it, T7 W: f5 g0 y, u& R( p: f
English is a stupid language.; _3 H% N9 G; b2 q
There is no egg in the eggplant
$ e+ `, s6 B5 M3 d& W$ kNo ham in the hamburger6 f m/ V+ `* i1 C5 k& t) a/ [) f
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
% y1 V% v. T0 u6 O: d" JEnglish muffins were not invented in England
! o3 Y6 r; t) B( Z/ j7 }5 v. [French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted1 T S6 ?* _: @9 G4 A" A1 Q4 y# r' o0 i
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that* @% P! M E+ h8 O2 H7 y
Quicksand takes you down slowly
/ \+ P9 _; L' J1 b& u4 @+ FBoxing rings are square
2 E" |" @, f# KAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
' J# J+ h- w* x% A2 L: fIf the plural of tooth is teeth
, t) P- g3 Y) b& }* E( ]9 GShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
8 N5 y9 L# r( y M3 TIf the teacher taught,
* {5 q, Z: v9 J1 A( jWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables; z; e3 ?1 r7 ]
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
; i5 [$ |# V; [" z: ]* \) a% t4 B' VWhy do people recite at a play, ]" n" ~/ x& P1 |
Yet play at a recital?5 n p' [6 t. t
Park on driveways and
( x2 N5 B. F1 ?! d: P, l0 kDrive on parkways
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( c/ `; x* j; @; NYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy% D. X) o' O* ^4 M* s ~+ u6 b
Of a language where a house can burn up as- }' e1 W' J: B3 g) t
It burns down
+ \: I) ?) O2 \1 W8 {$ h; R% }And in which you fill in a form . h S' t7 D4 E s
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And a bell is only heard once it goes!" f8 I1 } W$ a
( K. O* ^8 F4 F( q6 @English was invented by people, not computers3 K: b: L' p0 o: M1 N
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why2 ]- J$ r# P& H6 L
When the stars are out they are visible; J1 J' r+ Q, C7 q; S3 o6 y5 L
But when the lights are out they are invisible
( P, M) ^( V) oAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
; L5 o$ x; t$ x# k- y4 J3 @It starts
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/ U$ h6 W& f1 @) m: u% z3 ]' [4 RIt ends. |
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