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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
9 \5 p0 @ D& Z5 @ oEnglish is a stupid language.9 Z) j( M. O" C; `, _
There is no egg in the eggplant& q, i5 u X( N% k
No ham in the hamburger
. }! {3 Y& f$ [' o# V# ?And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
4 Y1 |$ u3 T6 O% I( d' ]- |English muffins were not invented in England0 d6 k" D) y N$ R; t- Z: y" D3 f
French fries were not invented in France.0 n% d: B! r; ^" V, W1 L
, s% q5 r/ T. b7 ^0 a" {" g) ~We sometimes take English for granted+ e$ U" W" O4 P. F
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that+ [5 Z9 l5 ^1 c6 D4 R( s7 \# R
Quicksand takes you down slowly- I3 c5 R6 h( m& T% ?* @
Boxing rings are square
& T; f9 X, A( D9 qAnd 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.; Y6 `# B4 Z3 t( j( D9 g) W
If the plural of tooth is teeth/ F( N0 e. y, `: Z+ i5 S
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth# ]+ Q* O' Q) K! `9 ?9 l" u Z9 b4 n
If the teacher taught,
9 P( K W k3 H6 R- ?6 G. {7 J1 i1 K( j! sWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
1 S8 A k+ l; _5 t5 G; ?What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
0 f% m6 w' F' d4 l! R4 vWhy do people recite at a play/ w) f8 P# Z3 t+ V" F( I
Yet play at a recital?4 U: ~% N* Y$ f
Park on driveways and
5 m* I: i0 d: }! M8 RDrive on parkways
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% \0 e. n( S9 C! R: ?# tYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy) f! d2 r- \4 R2 @; r' v
Of a language where a house can burn up as
4 }: q, E t: D3 NIt burns down0 k7 \$ Z; Q4 u$ @
And in which you fill in a form 0 Z$ r0 M+ @0 q" Q& X
By filling it out
4 X% o8 x @; W# R/ A1 h9 {+ TAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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/ `0 o$ y5 k* ^0 M! x! hEnglish was invented by people, not computers( x5 W% P, g% c4 D ~
And it reflects the creativity of the human race& ^! h) f8 }* H2 F& t+ x
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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: V1 R8 c, }# v, oThat is why. m9 i4 u# L( w9 j
When the stars are out they are visible
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And why it is that when I wind up my watch+ [) v7 S' |" \. V
It starts7 r+ M6 _! v! W+ a" N3 a
But when I wind up this observation," F% k' ]" ]4 m) ~* K E( n- s; |
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