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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?2 ]4 G# w2 p" W+ o4 w: Z, ~
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Let's face it
* E7 a3 t6 y G NEnglish is a stupid language.: l( B$ V9 V/ F, { r& h/ \
There is no egg in the eggplant
9 E8 P6 S3 T9 c, m7 jNo ham in the hamburger9 N2 T2 H3 {" e4 \
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.3 t0 O' V# P) c+ {# q0 g
English muffins were not invented in England1 C) u$ b' A: J) T
French fries were not invented in France.8 L4 Z# Z1 R$ z! q1 i4 e
/ L: z; _7 K' K1 vWe sometimes take English for granted1 C* e6 l9 `& x, ]; Q
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
4 L2 X: R8 F. V. J: XQuicksand takes you down slowly- ]# {- d D. j/ _2 g" r3 e/ G
Boxing rings are square
' U! k) Z5 a" N# P+ LAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ' ^) V) Q* M) B2 e) k9 o
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.# G* y7 d; U9 G7 D0 _4 `8 V8 X: ~
If the plural of tooth is teeth( H: z3 P: G# @; J
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth$ c9 [0 J I* g3 _: S+ g/ n9 y
If the teacher taught,- l L2 R( j1 N5 e
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables" h# V* ?3 K. V- C0 e2 q: B9 j
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?1 T/ }6 l, R- O% B
Why do people recite at a play" Y1 I3 U6 f% k
Yet play at a recital?8 u' x6 e7 B7 S- V- j& B
Park on driveways and
) i1 `5 _, H( z& p) RDrive on parkways
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' ?, ]9 l6 d/ f3 D4 uYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy5 z- y E' M3 B/ ?
Of a language where a house can burn up as
- Z* D% M4 C' G* x, T) ^It burns down
0 H# m, E+ ~( b7 ^- Y, s$ X3 yAnd in which you fill in a form ' t% H; j# f, o6 q5 S; v5 p4 R ]
By filling it out7 m& S) {5 R! B# ?4 e+ T
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers* z8 n% G& j( Y7 U4 ]' [- B0 Q
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
; F: { ?1 n3 N2 t- }3 v0 p(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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1 s5 L; v- @ Q3 ]5 `$ V3 kThat is why1 }1 N$ U. n4 V+ b
When the stars are out they are visible
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And why it is that when I wind up my watch0 O% G6 N6 w/ j3 N4 z
It starts
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