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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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6 J/ P/ E( ?! g& KLet's face it
( j/ x$ ^ q. j+ yEnglish is a stupid language.
% s$ [9 @! s$ t3 \: a+ ^4 v5 KThere is no egg in the eggplant
& f; h, }5 c* j" G( C6 K1 zNo ham in the hamburger
l/ {% H/ E2 x" I, e' |9 Q* CAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.1 F& W, C4 T0 C+ t: s5 s3 `
English muffins were not invented in England
% q7 ~3 u4 Z& G3 LFrench fries were not invented in France.; d q4 a$ E0 n% p
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We sometimes take English for granted: O# g8 L* }7 V. |" f4 d1 g }
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
8 Y8 V- `3 e4 W; zQuicksand takes you down slowly5 a3 n: Z `0 L6 s* ^1 j
Boxing rings are square
' V; T5 q, z3 `And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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6 Y+ Z( b& x9 R5 c/ zIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.9 o9 V7 f% p) L( ]/ M- m2 y! [
If the plural of tooth is teeth
/ m# p1 P* J8 z v( vShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth. G( D+ Y( t( P- x3 C
If the teacher taught,
' G4 I7 ?5 h7 d7 k. o5 \Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
: e2 k! G" S# C1 c0 \0 @' cWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?8 z/ @* ?) X% c& O
Why do people recite at a play. `- h9 {3 @; x0 G6 v- A
Yet play at a recital?! N: g _: p9 b. Y6 D6 I0 z
Park on driveways and* d# L; @$ g' d) k1 y1 G
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy9 B9 C1 p: H# T# d0 A. H% b
Of a language where a house can burn up as
% ~7 @* z2 M" ^7 S% O4 X: W3 xIt burns down' P& |$ s, F7 c, f6 q
And in which you fill in a form
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And a bell is only heard once it goes!; N& m: l4 c6 q6 G! `5 g( o( n
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English was invented by people, not computers9 B. ^) J/ F, j; @- i1 q3 g z: {
And it reflects the creativity of the human race+ c, x1 C5 E% C2 v5 Y4 A
(Which of course isn't a race at all)8 ], w; t* K! a1 t
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That is why4 x/ B/ K8 y+ G& G
When the stars are out they are visible0 W8 N0 Y' t3 R9 G
But when the lights are out they are invisible1 V. F, H. ~ D& F; I) u
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
6 w2 p$ v2 b; J# t ~( N; RIt starts
' ]( ~' v$ j9 ~ M* y; _But when I wind up this observation,1 w. I0 V4 ~8 x$ J" @
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