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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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" Y3 o% \% Q' a+ zLet's face it
5 a B# {7 O5 A; d# W" S3 eEnglish is a stupid language.
3 P" m2 b, g+ G5 u! K8 h" aThere is no egg in the eggplant9 U- q* N& M/ ~2 F
No ham in the hamburger$ \ ?; m, { T6 ^. a2 W
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
) r$ d: ^' J' p- h7 r5 fEnglish muffins were not invented in England9 [4 O! Q6 N* ], K
French fries were not invented in France.+ C- S% e3 D/ Z
7 Q! b$ e4 V- \We sometimes take English for granted. @( G! f; j8 R8 @7 i7 b/ `. x3 I" O; k
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
/ T* Q1 V, k; U* uQuicksand takes you down slowly' E0 ^( J3 D. }9 h( ^* {! i5 V
Boxing rings are square
- e3 y% R) k( ^; e) vAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 1 \4 z, L3 T; y1 [ r' }+ T2 p$ i
0 h3 y6 x( D% Y7 ?3 A' WIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.# r! B- b6 w3 g! w
If the plural of tooth is teeth
, L1 L2 @# H6 J, [5 P6 DShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
* i, k/ I6 j$ K' {0 dIf the teacher taught,
6 H6 V* e3 z# b, N. B& ^7 LWhy didn't the preacher praught.8 H" b* X& F8 \
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables. V6 e5 ~+ H- E
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?0 v3 E' H5 q% F3 v" n" @1 B
Why do people recite at a play( B+ h) ^% V8 s, p
Yet play at a recital?; J' p' |6 S1 I# _4 h
Park on driveways and; J3 S8 X# {7 n% `
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy$ h, X$ m2 E3 Q% }
Of a language where a house can burn up as
0 M+ B, b/ {7 T. nIt burns down
P! p; E* h, n2 k. P8 |. ]. u% RAnd in which you fill in a form
+ d7 }8 f# j1 q1 |By filling it out
5 z, z2 |" ?( [7 r* FAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!! q. E6 n. T% s3 t" D, k
( [ l$ ]/ p# K# X2 T# r& vEnglish was invented by people, not computers
# y g/ M- R" p! O* K, rAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race& J% {0 {; ~0 A9 G' R$ m5 \4 U
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
+ l0 I! L7 K, N$ Z4 |When the stars are out they are visible$ g7 v9 A" D5 E# k. K1 g# h
But when the lights are out they are invisible1 q6 ^2 Y; ~# b7 l
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
A5 a, p/ i9 q6 ~. C9 PIt starts
3 [2 a+ | x7 w; _1 GBut when I wind up this observation,
9 R$ E: o( P' p2 t- v: c$ P2 X2 }1 Y9 JIt ends. |
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