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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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$ h* v8 j9 K% Q1 H- h5 E5 u0 @Let's face it8 Y' Y+ Z$ W* |
English is a stupid language.) {+ c; Z Y5 E+ u; X* N
There is no egg in the eggplant
% V$ z/ x6 @( e7 s6 B2 mNo ham in the hamburger
4 p9 H8 B" p |* e1 @+ v3 _And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.) q% H/ `! G6 |, h
English muffins were not invented in England0 X3 w: x) m3 ~7 e" E9 Z, ~2 o
French fries were not invented in France.+ s# h5 u* A s" s4 u1 r
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We sometimes take English for granted! ^+ F/ z5 c7 h2 C) J
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
+ s. ?/ k1 S! _- E) {/ WQuicksand takes you down slowly
; G! ?! d9 w( D0 ^/ H! \4 IBoxing rings are square8 g/ I) i$ b9 [$ s3 P% A3 j
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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; X' e; I! W# W! R2 ]+ T, }& Y) FIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing./ p0 D, W$ R( }5 b
If the plural of tooth is teeth3 r4 B5 z R' b& L" B
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
7 S! m! {; o) U" P$ lIf the teacher taught,1 E$ @3 r/ B0 a. M+ D! _% u0 k) e1 x
Why didn't the preacher praught.- |0 L; ]4 G$ O; y, {+ C- l |; V
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables+ ^- W5 `9 J2 t7 t; m
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
6 q: K2 N& s, R, DWhy do people recite at a play E+ ~2 b5 a& u* d9 Q# z
Yet play at a recital?4 z0 `" {7 w5 M% f2 w" Q
Park on driveways and
% ]; r+ D+ {# H. lDrive on parkways4 X/ f2 p) ?1 H/ u
! F' h" Z( ?9 t" L( p6 jYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy5 B! \- i9 G+ v9 e. n8 D
Of a language where a house can burn up as
8 ?: D7 _6 U. o# Y5 w7 H0 TIt burns down
5 h- C# P. M, p% PAnd in which you fill in a form # l" R4 q! r( R: `) y
By filling it out
, ]3 }6 ^& _( Y3 f% v3 ?And a bell is only heard once it goes!0 _8 |. g6 w) l8 r6 C% p8 \- g: \% N2 S
* E% o7 B0 l L' b% B% @" R4 \8 Y# FEnglish was invented by people, not computers/ p: `% u8 G* N9 T
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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9 M1 ]" L6 N) I6 y, v l& a3 |* V0 I/ O! kThat is why8 M" }9 c4 M% L) a" M% h: ]1 J
When the stars are out they are visible0 z) m. l, t( p* J. g9 s
But when the lights are out they are invisible
, Y. G; x$ E Q* i$ e: ?And why it is that when I wind up my watch' l+ r, u4 X) E/ x7 L/ i
It starts5 k8 _0 u! e- ^1 M9 m4 c) I
But when I wind up this observation,* A9 g) o, h2 ?$ j5 C! n) v
It ends. |
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