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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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4 x) K1 p! o9 v; kLet's face it' T: d0 b, F6 y( p
English is a stupid language.& V' d; k- ^, J! D( |4 ?
There is no egg in the eggplant( T1 P* ^; I2 Y- W# e8 m" g
No ham in the hamburger: ^5 ~) } r2 v& ^
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.: e& u1 z3 i$ D1 v8 p
English muffins were not invented in England& `# V/ R: a6 P; P" L, T' M4 c
French fries were not invented in France.- z7 p2 r" v0 g i& Q" ~( d& X
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We sometimes take English for granted
" H T. Y `+ |But if we examine its paradoxes we find that6 o" m3 j5 F, t& H& n+ q
Quicksand takes you down slowly
; ?: |# @4 f: L3 w* A+ pBoxing rings are square0 \9 L% J) i( J8 t( k/ D- Q v1 U/ V; j
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 7 n3 B& P2 i( T7 L+ C
$ `5 @, h* K0 f) s. s% ^6 zIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
/ E0 R+ G; p; v( W" _# }- V8 J1 pIf the plural of tooth is teeth4 q6 ?! s7 k6 N- E
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth1 a8 a% f4 }! l% E( I3 f# Z X
If the teacher taught,( @) A- u$ A" m/ R/ s. R
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables/ f9 K' l* e& E! X6 t5 }+ P5 [
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?9 p0 y# d2 S& o+ w
Why do people recite at a play* S, F# @& g: k( I3 h2 \) z
Yet play at a recital?% s0 r7 d7 A& m8 Q& i+ T
Park on driveways and
- V9 }1 v7 ^ t+ e( N) PDrive on parkways" |8 \& R5 @ n
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy, ]8 F) `; V( n ], U( b- W2 Y
Of a language where a house can burn up as) Z$ F& n$ k8 S. V% a4 m# c5 p
It burns down: [& k9 o8 r, T* A1 ~9 @% ?
And in which you fill in a form ( n/ c# |' [5 p0 F& R6 g0 r
By filling it out! z3 ]; I9 T) U1 \2 v; L' F
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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, e2 E! Z M! zEnglish was invented by people, not computers0 p. Y( d* E' e. \5 |, e0 j
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
9 \+ O& w8 n* Q u6 ](Which of course isn't a race at all), d+ `, m' [! i0 V$ y1 J, E
$ ^9 b7 F5 V7 r* h; c9 fThat is why% ^1 m P- {+ O+ Y
When the stars are out they are visible
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And why it is that when I wind up my watch
5 M: `1 a% m4 l# o$ ~, uIt starts
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