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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it! y& e+ Z+ ~* @; P
English is a stupid language.
7 O) r" t+ ^7 C) l; g" M4 o& xThere is no egg in the eggplant
# u u7 Y4 T' T2 J5 LNo ham in the hamburger
$ A) K5 d) n7 nAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.% e% c. E& C, {0 Y0 T' b
English muffins were not invented in England
3 i2 X' z( x9 Q$ ^$ |, L2 D. G6 v/ VFrench fries were not invented in France.. a9 M$ z; O7 f. G8 f0 g' M5 k4 F. L
6 b W1 S T; q5 dWe sometimes take English for granted
, `% l; L8 _! \& ^$ g& c1 VBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
! M) w1 L$ M& K" r4 T5 a7 WQuicksand takes you down slowly
' P9 Z) ~* {. d4 `, GBoxing rings are square* j# o" G: t( g% i
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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: ^ ]3 n' i1 l8 B4 s7 UIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
+ A% Q- q; \3 ]# ~9 N" T+ XIf the plural of tooth is teeth( V8 ?) {- z, W0 g
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth+ K5 R! Q! j0 G$ c
If the teacher taught, a$ X( f. ?% ]' K
Why didn't the preacher praught./ p) o3 S9 e- n3 p' B/ q
( S# y; h& r5 i6 ZIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
6 T; C" G( m! ]What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?3 x6 c, {* M% P) o4 |+ n o
Why do people recite at a play
! U9 d- z) y; H' ~# aYet play at a recital?
0 @5 [" t, y6 I) Z: r* zPark on driveways and
' z$ n+ l( ]8 o0 z) \) BDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy1 I# W9 r; a0 y+ B% |
Of a language where a house can burn up as* L+ V; w: M( f8 w& l( a
It burns down
' d" l/ u8 u! {6 I# g wAnd in which you fill in a form
- J0 O/ d1 P: mBy filling it out
9 N# ?3 C& S J* O( ~# m1 iAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!( w1 g* M0 C l& w6 K7 E
1 p: Z @6 ^. Z, y( PEnglish was invented by people, not computers
! c ^+ H1 e1 n% _And it reflects the creativity of the human race9 H+ q$ Z: T+ ^. I
(Which of course isn't a race at all); Q% c1 Q$ ]( `) e: F4 `
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That is why9 T0 ]9 i% b3 s& d5 M
When the stars are out they are visible7 [' E5 K7 k* {
But when the lights are out they are invisible
' B) v2 r; d# q, dAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch9 i- |) z2 N7 d6 d# T. ]% z- K1 X
It starts
: D' M: y8 [( o1 zBut when I wind up this observation,
9 g: E4 R' o% R7 o7 S. H3 U5 |It ends. |
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