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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?% Z$ R2 q1 P$ _" s y- T8 b% c
3 I! \8 h; q/ x) ILet's face it
9 D0 ]- V% W" m4 M1 R4 J" @English is a stupid language.
; S" W) Z& T. _: g x) Q& mThere is no egg in the eggplant3 e% K" R5 l7 k2 d8 T
No ham in the hamburger
9 W( X! G6 J; n; E6 `7 \0 ]And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple." O9 [% |5 r4 [, Y
English muffins were not invented in England
- o8 B$ T- Z/ B9 b8 `: X' T! X, }' W/ CFrench fries were not invented in France.9 R; C' h4 K5 f) H3 Y- X. p
" c# ^+ D" k) {+ @* vWe sometimes take English for granted
Y1 Q F% ?% k) I& sBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
, W7 G6 i" Y( Q9 Z7 MQuicksand takes you down slowly
( m. ?; V8 }3 {# }0 MBoxing rings are square
- b* f7 ]8 a$ S5 `4 L/ D& ^( VAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. - z$ |4 y4 X/ V% T
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.; ~5 H8 c Y% o, \3 n6 F2 M
If the plural of tooth is teeth7 V$ d& K* u4 Z1 h4 Q
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth$ L u5 w0 _, _6 E2 r( w- U3 c
If the teacher taught,0 j, B( k1 M; O- K) K
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
" w% `1 Q d0 q- e5 c4 LWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?$ l: i d7 F( Y
Why do people recite at a play4 Y" t7 Y9 J, O1 c- v
Yet play at a recital?
7 f9 J$ R* |& H, c- hPark on driveways and
/ N- T5 g8 P G2 yDrive on parkways6 h0 s$ U% _! B) O4 p7 k% F. h: D0 X: s
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
, s4 N( U, a, S+ X( W( ]9 uOf a language where a house can burn up as
: O# l7 g' z0 Z7 pIt burns down) _7 ~% p2 i0 }) z
And in which you fill in a form
/ i( _) d4 }# P) d3 F( y) t4 rBy filling it out* l3 [1 N# W i' V- b
And a bell is only heard once it goes!' j' H3 L8 G3 O' E9 }% R
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English was invented by people, not computers( Q& ]0 {3 o1 _
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
) B' g; Q5 M5 ?8 k' q: F(Which of course isn't a race at all)% k1 v. `+ E: _- t9 K: m
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That is why
- N6 B5 @ }; MWhen the stars are out they are visible+ j/ v4 O3 ^1 e2 L5 t
But when the lights are out they are invisible, X' Q& i6 u3 s- d! v2 B- I
And why it is that when I wind up my watch# t; N( v% d+ d5 [0 I& k+ W; j
It starts
+ o. V/ o! O+ Y2 WBut when I wind up this observation,/ e% t3 i4 H2 [& t2 b
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