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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?/ W e2 B! i ]( o7 f3 D
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Let's face it
5 e8 Q0 W5 Z7 I* zEnglish is a stupid language.
4 d) Q% R6 L. |* J& Y/ AThere is no egg in the eggplant0 _' r2 u" A9 }! M$ i
No ham in the hamburger
; R7 ?. v' g5 x& } x; y0 ^7 _And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
! \/ J/ O1 _8 O) HEnglish muffins were not invented in England& s1 A& k7 U8 M6 q3 O) M5 X3 O
French fries were not invented in France., u+ w8 c# E1 g2 G! P' a
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We sometimes take English for granted
8 Y! ?3 y3 O* r; s( bBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
/ f! ~* Q; r% X" uQuicksand takes you down slowly
+ m& ?# k; e6 ~4 v$ K2 WBoxing rings are square5 R) ^, K! P3 I0 i' o& \
And 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.( l, Z. u9 q3 F6 [& x4 ~8 a5 g& j( u
If the plural of tooth is teeth' u0 j3 x% O9 g, W4 o+ W% n
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
( s" J4 E, @% a7 T! eIf the teacher taught,9 |% F5 a; W/ P! n7 J1 Z. z- J
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables; X$ H, j5 e2 J7 b
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?, u: F8 f4 i( a1 |0 l
Why do people recite at a play
' Y: \$ O9 \: ]4 QYet play at a recital?
6 G, \6 [& J: VPark on driveways and
; a! F! k2 L$ Z" ]& |9 n I# N; ?Drive on parkways
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3 ^. c' k' G) P" oYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
3 |5 l9 `$ _8 ]0 y* C3 F* wOf a language where a house can burn up as. B! D: q/ R9 S+ t9 i
It burns down8 x: o5 A( v- G, h: }5 r
And in which you fill in a form & c1 u$ ^, o% x6 @9 J
By filling it out
+ w; m. d. k, @, g- `And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers) W% m5 _: u9 o
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
, D+ ?- |* q! S0 U2 \(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
3 E( x: E; F0 r+ E1 sWhen the stars are out they are visible, t5 k6 ^! r2 T2 }+ g: D3 ?% y' S: H& O
But when the lights are out they are invisible
. S8 W$ T) q6 z5 IAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch; d5 k, T7 G. J" u$ Y2 ~5 z' m
It starts( l. T5 U: O" m) h
But when I wind up this observation,
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