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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?. a3 m# J z5 l# Y7 g, D5 W# \. L
/ e- l/ E. ]: s- q3 WLet's face it
2 I# A$ q- L4 l' t0 XEnglish is a stupid language.
, |8 J3 z, E4 l" t# n. ?5 l" lThere is no egg in the eggplant
# w- H! c5 o/ H3 FNo ham in the hamburger# ]: G/ ~6 Q% F% q! _7 h8 q7 c
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
2 o2 G: k' k5 K j8 F( v! sEnglish muffins were not invented in England7 c# x% o7 S5 \; n& D
French fries were not invented in France.+ R8 c0 ^& p% u& u" S
4 x `* S! D% |9 {" tWe sometimes take English for granted s/ ?, N' N2 b( j# `2 y
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that# U' b& |7 k6 \ X
Quicksand takes you down slowly
% F& M$ {9 K" h$ s$ r- HBoxing rings are square
* \0 M$ J6 x' |* l: p3 N7 i) ^! SAnd 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.
0 A* H9 B+ t5 j8 d1 XIf the plural of tooth is teeth/ r3 K9 d; \3 b: j' `) D
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth, \3 c# E m# b; f: F) Q
If the teacher taught,
+ t2 c' H( g6 ^4 f7 @; ?Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
0 v2 N1 |0 H1 \: A1 i" g( BWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
6 I1 \$ N7 U9 [; t5 R: b! J5 mWhy do people recite at a play) v2 S' M+ n" h) g5 C
Yet play at a recital?1 P# @* {6 L0 j
Park on driveways and$ d; z2 G: E* N: y
Drive on parkways
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9 c. l/ U! H: v% hYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy. P8 p! B( U, ?
Of a language where a house can burn up as4 p2 M, Z `1 H9 I' o
It burns down
9 q# V$ p3 m& {5 P% d! EAnd in which you fill in a form
* e" ?7 i0 w, Q7 z& _& L vBy filling it out
8 O) W0 Q9 A7 M+ ]And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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5 v% ^- d" w+ r C$ ?& dEnglish was invented by people, not computers& v" w/ Z* G- y2 b8 \% k m. p
And it reflects the creativity of the human race7 G8 Q, |$ X1 j1 g! Z
(Which of course isn't a race at all)0 A' h7 _* l8 H, b
( T C) J' D/ [- v$ k/ C8 a/ e# o* MThat is why6 {6 w, z9 T7 u; O% b
When the stars are out they are visible" }) M, L6 c b! U+ Z- @! [
But when the lights are out they are invisible
+ X/ o: H# S8 }% b9 qAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
( k$ {' a; E; u$ M7 J$ ?It starts) f2 J1 ~3 i3 S s% g0 U9 Q: x; e
But when I wind up this observation,
) g: _6 v* \ r7 P @# c8 v2 _It ends. |
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