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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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/ ^" Z3 }* A. }Let's face it
8 p3 ^1 v* V+ d, QEnglish is a stupid language.' {# e/ Z2 O: O6 g, @( z% e
There is no egg in the eggplant
$ M$ R6 w% V6 h$ `0 KNo ham in the hamburger9 Y( ^$ Y, l2 C0 n/ p- @
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.; }/ s) P2 O- o! b; m* y
English muffins were not invented in England) F( ]2 D7 y' A
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted& h" [2 m4 l+ D
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that! \, D: { q8 s1 y
Quicksand takes you down slowly
4 J5 ~' a1 b3 A, A/ ~( S7 PBoxing rings are square) x; n5 P/ }+ Q/ a. R
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.( v2 }5 g' f8 p- r
If the plural of tooth is teeth
% ?% [, p9 s& V5 sShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth- @; C/ `8 ^. e6 [) p
If the teacher taught,* `! @5 p6 q2 X7 v3 U9 M
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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0 H* j) }9 u; v; d4 ^If a vegetarian eats vegetables( }! C% V( }1 G7 H# J) d/ n r
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
- n# B4 i' ?2 x A0 LWhy do people recite at a play! O# ]# t9 V. j/ z& U0 T. n6 Y6 Y, ^
Yet play at a recital?9 {1 g* ?7 X1 h/ m* u7 v
Park on driveways and
- F4 H. c) o' u" R; B$ m7 F+ W% EDrive on parkways
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( e1 ~4 \$ k! n/ d5 [* k, X! @You have to marvel at the unique lunacy! J7 H2 n1 S2 `: B. a
Of a language where a house can burn up as6 \: Z) U" T; k% _9 O2 ~" o
It burns down
1 O" V6 f/ n e yAnd in which you fill in a form ) {+ ]% K. b0 p# s
By filling it out; u4 k$ {+ r4 {; I. A+ q7 T
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
; f1 w& [$ n2 v) A( ZAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why3 _2 m' V5 V9 Y
When the stars are out they are visible
' Y! i/ t6 O% \- E$ i" W- rBut when the lights are out they are invisible% M+ k8 [5 R5 P( I- J
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
/ @) j! [- h6 q1 Z% X* VIt starts& C# a4 z( a& V
But when I wind up this observation,
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