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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
3 C1 o) x3 V7 k3 D' W8 y6 ^English is a stupid language.
9 O [$ l$ ]* oThere is no egg in the eggplant; B% \6 q8 L" r! |
No ham in the hamburger
( N/ C: @% G0 e4 u* k. w: NAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
- m- b& u3 I8 k% s! n) m% SEnglish muffins were not invented in England
' ~0 {. t9 ]( V9 ~French fries were not invented in France.3 \/ B- ?5 S- D/ K6 C
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We sometimes take English for granted
* e/ {1 \, b; F5 {But if we examine its paradoxes we find that# D. X/ k; E: e+ _, Z
Quicksand takes you down slowly+ \3 v; z9 Q7 @$ t
Boxing rings are square* g3 \- a5 [, U) T5 {/ H+ b! w( h, v
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. & [+ I% h! d1 D1 A
: ^) u+ _7 Y O, ?+ R6 A3 `If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
, f( i8 B5 }( z% t6 TIf the plural of tooth is teeth
0 h, ^# N& V7 \+ wShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth! ^& e' h) \0 E: [ t5 F
If the teacher taught,* ?6 Y5 |/ Z- @3 `! T
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables3 |6 F% `3 k' Q' ?
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?/ r" M2 G' K$ ^: Q ~
Why do people recite at a play5 V3 a' R2 V+ w; m9 k/ Y" V
Yet play at a recital?2 F# ]1 T# b6 A& _! Q
Park on driveways and
+ Q# N5 i: g, ^) v# wDrive on parkways) x1 ^5 q9 u* i* W0 s c
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy# G5 v. u/ @9 T' ^9 K0 {* s
Of a language where a house can burn up as5 U' Y6 x- d! v- d
It burns down8 c% g) u# o- R9 h6 U
And in which you fill in a form
& ~/ J* ]( ]7 ^- w; y0 hBy filling it out
% u, i7 t8 m4 M4 w6 }And a bell is only heard once it goes!2 w- _! x& y1 r
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English was invented by people, not computers, L$ r3 `: H- K/ \
And it reflects the creativity of the human race) H; b% o' m( j2 L9 M
(Which of course isn't a race at all)0 ~/ O# M4 J) B) `! W7 J2 p
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That is why
' z/ D5 a! B5 {4 S1 U7 g5 ]' SWhen the stars are out they are visible
1 C8 h. \! T# F8 V7 n( ^But when the lights are out they are invisible
: L: b6 A1 W) w9 w& z7 Q7 U" `( mAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch8 E) P1 j* X f4 ^$ a0 ?
It starts! Y ]& W# x! s6 K0 |4 ^
But when I wind up this observation,
! F Q T7 A8 @% }1 r8 p$ K% P9 pIt ends. |
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