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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?7 V9 o8 j$ `( n; e9 w$ C& o6 F) C- k
, A! D& }4 X- a3 N g& N. h5 ILet's face it
1 [0 l5 T, N. f! ]$ F4 ]: T+ VEnglish is a stupid language., R. Z/ h# ~$ v4 X' _; a
There is no egg in the eggplant1 X) k' r: j- B
No ham in the hamburger' D% F( j. n0 p
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
- ]. {! [# _, b3 i% z0 c9 WEnglish muffins were not invented in England
8 z s% P5 s) lFrench fries were not invented in France.
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# S" J* E0 U" ~1 [We sometimes take English for granted
) [' m, h0 H; rBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
\6 K" B! z2 p2 `$ WQuicksand takes you down slowly
# B! m7 M! p2 C, }; P- sBoxing rings are square
) I) B# t( i* x9 m1 L+ ?1 r2 IAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 5 ~$ ?2 q% o! L9 e2 ^; c
5 n' v: M A2 EIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.( B- d+ Z9 M+ x
If the plural of tooth is teeth' @ C8 |: q1 }; f$ C- x* d
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
l' [. S; z& d% |3 GIf the teacher taught,: W. O$ k: r4 c$ `) [' Y' [
Why didn't the preacher praught.& x. P% h. m* Q& {' v/ S
; Z$ j* V F J, aIf a vegetarian eats vegetables2 V' f3 m8 k; w$ [( T
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?, \& z# [6 w8 x
Why do people recite at a play
0 F# D0 s+ E/ H, t0 TYet play at a recital?% v" \ }' _2 S) ^2 p; K- K! t, z
Park on driveways and5 T3 I4 D1 Q% i8 \7 z; G
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
( Q- |$ }) \# WOf a language where a house can burn up as) Y) t- j5 t( g! C
It burns down# k6 T4 R# `8 B
And in which you fill in a form
6 o0 q8 n: j% R3 c$ W# } cBy filling it out
) ^6 ~! x( H& j( T9 w6 Q9 x; @6 s) i0 aAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!2 _5 l4 F1 ]; b
+ F! `: l' b1 C+ O9 r6 ^English was invented by people, not computers
9 |. H- _& L0 r3 e7 y. XAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race1 k O* w) Q3 \. @- L
(Which of course isn't a race at all)5 O$ F3 y* d9 s1 \+ K$ b- D
# Q7 C8 X3 u! Z+ @2 wThat is why- R# T6 H7 Q3 t6 b
When the stars are out they are visible
& V1 ^. P* j# i; I$ W# qBut when the lights are out they are invisible
9 {/ M# H* ? l+ i, t2 s3 W, _And why it is that when I wind up my watch( M' U+ y, D% m6 @# z' T2 b( }2 A
It starts
H; R$ x% w2 r) S D% B+ X+ cBut when I wind up this observation,9 y/ a) b7 R4 b3 W2 g) A( n4 ?
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