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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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( Y2 s9 E) }9 Y8 N7 a; [" ALet's face it
0 P8 L2 U7 v0 M& i9 s3 fEnglish is a stupid language.
0 {: P! D- u$ @- O6 c+ GThere is no egg in the eggplant
- o2 A7 n3 U/ _1 vNo ham in the hamburger
$ i; T' X) E; Q! x8 t& l( uAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
+ p/ l0 W& K* P4 v5 B% C/ |4 eEnglish muffins were not invented in England
: U: s' q X' P2 m! K7 n% gFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted) L$ A! D! U$ C
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
) ?* K) j; U0 c3 Y2 v, m1 c" g: LQuicksand takes you down slowly! A/ ~5 T( m3 C, M! S' t3 \: h( u; P" {
Boxing rings are square
( T& Z( M, X i. _And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. / \+ R/ ~/ y7 h6 c8 Q1 a
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
& ~9 w) Y# j+ G& ~% v- qIf the plural of tooth is teeth+ Z/ Y- t9 i* ?- q9 s5 H1 n9 R8 z
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth& C/ _6 X4 ?2 H4 h- {1 C M
If the teacher taught," a+ w6 _+ K1 n9 U: B1 b8 H- Z4 V
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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( E8 X2 D3 B& Y, zIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
# t$ `% j) u1 y' f q% v+ gWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?& Q, O( k, L; h: b1 R, Q" B
Why do people recite at a play
6 T) b+ ]% m Z& zYet play at a recital?
. _3 N+ m3 B% X: G" |/ P# E/ C, j" APark on driveways and
' R4 F: F7 ?5 a8 D- bDrive on parkways$ X7 |: l0 r9 J; O/ z! O' N) D2 `8 j
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy Z9 g4 k3 A Q9 O6 j
Of a language where a house can burn up as
# h) e; |0 p4 E4 X3 d; M- q5 cIt burns down
. F: N2 h0 V+ M: _4 R! V. J; KAnd in which you fill in a form - a! G* z/ q6 Q/ q
By filling it out
/ b% K9 T" _( Y) g% J; dAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!5 z7 U4 \ G+ q2 H
2 Z, w+ z, V! D2 V- |+ lEnglish was invented by people, not computers9 [" G: g2 D. F2 y
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why
8 \# s1 \; Y' j. \' JWhen the stars are out they are visible
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And why it is that when I wind up my watch* d; Y, d- Y- i1 G9 w
It starts
0 Q' z: Y& D$ _' kBut when I wind up this observation,
" a, m. {4 E& ~8 P' H8 @It ends. |
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