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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?$ \8 f/ Q8 I3 Y, g4 B
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Let's face it
; |# H; H; ?! z- ?* t+ uEnglish is a stupid language.' c- q3 r1 b: ^
There is no egg in the eggplant0 a, x% u8 l( Y- z8 K# Y
No ham in the hamburger; v8 X. }% u6 u# S; C
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
0 [! ~6 F0 T I6 I) pEnglish muffins were not invented in England" f7 P3 S& ^$ p! k, k; @
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
9 I- d, V# u D$ |) S* h2 JBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
5 {) Z3 }! ?/ Z4 ^9 c, oQuicksand takes you down slowly, g, j8 u; [1 L d. g! }" J" M+ a) y
Boxing rings are square X" j4 u- q" |- h j
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. # A9 z5 E+ K: `
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing. j1 o2 C$ D; F3 C v
If the plural of tooth is teeth
6 q t5 [1 x" d# T; MShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth4 n/ ^% Y# j4 f2 S+ ?
If the teacher taught,( A) n# S( a b3 @& }9 E& }
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
+ ~- { [# o }5 d0 O) [8 CWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?" o1 j8 z9 s/ u* W. \5 x* T6 O' t
Why do people recite at a play
9 p1 M3 y$ l+ s9 R: x mYet play at a recital?1 H: e: T. E2 z( t9 ?+ Y* a
Park on driveways and6 d( Q* w/ L- _. I2 w& C
Drive on parkways" s" V' }: c, l( e. f
+ B7 [( ]8 `5 g8 s# y O! K: pYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy& D0 ^$ b5 C1 a- [
Of a language where a house can burn up as: _ P; } @+ z9 a8 g- A
It burns down: t3 J8 q: i- t) i
And in which you fill in a form 7 g, i# F% N4 Z3 ?) c: R/ ?
By filling it out0 u7 ?* Q5 d+ @6 x
And a bell is only heard once it goes!% [4 c% d P/ @# e$ G* v, N2 h) `; J
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English was invented by people, not computers) ]4 R$ `% j& R+ Z% e0 A2 d, @
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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7 H2 v* Z1 J% U( OThat is why, h3 A1 t$ p& |4 y0 y2 Z& N% k
When the stars are out they are visible
. i9 b* O% f! U4 `# S* R2 DBut when the lights are out they are invisible
/ N( Y8 _! C+ xAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
7 ]5 V! \$ z& N- i: ?It starts
6 [1 ^5 g' L# cBut when I wind up this observation,
3 s2 T2 ~' o( w2 V9 s9 i, _It ends. |
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