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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?& I- y+ z- _3 h; S9 n
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Let's face it
7 M+ E7 a O& R6 \English is a stupid language.
9 q% E1 b2 x6 X9 b- CThere is no egg in the eggplant
9 A6 y* y9 P( p: h+ d3 rNo ham in the hamburger
2 j1 c8 X! H: b6 QAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.6 h" O1 P8 {! Z' ]
English muffins were not invented in England4 f6 m! R' o7 ~& _* S' V
French fries were not invented in France.
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! X$ g+ Q7 }" d" F3 a$ PWe sometimes take English for granted1 A$ [, L' E8 C6 D, C
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that' I: s# h3 b' L1 {/ n4 Y
Quicksand takes you down slowly* a9 [3 z ` o4 o' l7 Z. o
Boxing rings are square
% y/ x2 _' _3 ^7 f$ KAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ) J, _" z# S0 P
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
0 e; A( T; W, y; G% O& D5 `+ LIf the plural of tooth is teeth( K, B- \9 e" R, v7 \% S
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
* M& p+ N8 m/ D; d$ e0 AIf the teacher taught,
j9 k! A/ s' a4 Q7 ?Why didn't the preacher praught.7 Z) Q+ X, O9 C& u6 }, K, l+ J6 x9 p
4 B1 g7 q+ ?( `$ c0 N ?( }If a vegetarian eats vegetables5 X+ u9 E& O6 g& g
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
3 o" @: H3 U/ v) Z' s% XWhy do people recite at a play1 c+ _( _1 n$ H4 b$ V8 N6 s& d
Yet play at a recital?
: \. ]6 }7 {( U) [- Y+ C7 J; S' QPark on driveways and: D ~; o& T: @. U! S2 y7 B! S1 Z$ _
Drive on parkways# S- K% Q/ ?+ u8 @: u
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy p: t- y7 e. R) @
Of a language where a house can burn up as# N8 b' ?/ D8 V2 |9 B- C/ ^5 ?; q5 U% d
It burns down! N6 ` t0 m, Z4 D8 f* J
And in which you fill in a form
8 H- f. T% d& ^ q. O3 K& X3 V* LBy filling it out% i N. w: C3 @) K6 X+ C
And a bell is only heard once it goes!* C; f% O, D o' E, ~
+ i/ t( f0 U5 f wEnglish was invented by people, not computers" R7 L% n! T4 J2 r$ i' M3 t# {3 J
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
- E% V9 I, R+ [8 \0 w, u; b6 T$ ](Which of course isn't a race at all)3 Z% Y W" H) p t c8 G7 n# q
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That is why, a1 O5 a) ^/ m7 \
When the stars are out they are visible
; {# P! t7 `# a, TBut when the lights are out they are invisible# I9 Z" f* U& y$ B1 A/ I
And why it is that when I wind up my watch2 |& D6 L+ D8 a8 l6 i
It starts: p7 a6 ^% ?6 _+ C% _- j. [* T
But when I wind up this observation, v* t" i1 x$ e7 W) B
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