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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language? u* H1 W9 Z- |1 `) U
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Let's face it
, ^0 L0 D, j8 g0 GEnglish is a stupid language.
+ y+ ^" R1 n& @5 k% w) @, FThere is no egg in the eggplant
, E% p9 w2 A& G0 j( DNo ham in the hamburger1 l' R5 D$ }0 K% n
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.! P6 j- f$ { t" E* v/ y
English muffins were not invented in England
* [( y+ U6 b8 f: ]French fries were not invented in France.2 U6 d/ ?1 S' I' W( K- f' ~2 k
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We sometimes take English for granted
$ ]9 |# t V' v/ F! i& _" E4 V( NBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
. ]% o. i+ R/ XQuicksand takes you down slowly
2 k* Y) n# F' J5 a; Z/ FBoxing rings are square3 q, S* V9 |& h; d6 Z
And 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.3 ?' e3 o6 }! q
If the plural of tooth is teeth
: U, Y( k4 k! p+ ^Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
( Q. ?6 S" y# [If the teacher taught,
9 `2 w. {( s ]' `$ JWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables) o! b9 t8 f E. t6 g2 D$ @9 s& t
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?% L6 V# v5 S/ Y( Q0 {
Why do people recite at a play
8 K# D& g1 P2 p! z; \. u9 x$ U! dYet play at a recital?
6 t! Z1 G* [# ]7 LPark on driveways and; O' ^3 H) ~# u1 r) m
Drive on parkways. f: d6 L+ R' l1 ~
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy; [( k- D$ q9 j- N7 E
Of a language where a house can burn up as L- b- F, o- ]
It burns down- w1 d- F+ k5 B
And in which you fill in a form
! v, a% Q" ^, e6 V6 {7 a$ \By filling it out* J, l, t) x3 Z5 F6 e0 ~$ {
And a bell is only heard once it goes!0 I6 n# C: q3 x$ V
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English was invented by people, not computers0 W0 u/ O4 X8 w8 L
And it reflects the creativity of the human race8 C$ f1 m; a. ]& i+ g+ @4 J
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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! w- O# `( C2 z% C8 I$ u- l: YThat is why0 Z0 _' Q$ Y9 `5 D* J
When the stars are out they are visible0 r% C- d- _2 k) \5 i1 a
But when the lights are out they are invisible4 m: B$ w6 a" u ]7 S2 Z5 s6 s
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
& h) Y. R, r R3 D& FIt starts' K$ t: }3 c8 s: M, u0 O
But when I wind up this observation,$ M2 u2 f$ X6 ]; y
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