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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
_+ @2 u% d- Y$ R. T) j1 t- BEnglish is a stupid language.
" z) H. G3 A! x' ?* E" ?There is no egg in the eggplant! n, c4 q3 k. e+ y
No ham in the hamburger
, P4 g8 ] } aAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
R+ D2 H8 `/ O8 M2 ^' L5 m9 V3 KEnglish muffins were not invented in England; L# M4 @& w( H
French fries were not invented in France.; k, ^3 m" o, \& s9 S
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We sometimes take English for granted5 p3 B W1 A; V- C% A! `
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that% r% M( `' J7 D1 `
Quicksand takes you down slowly, r. Q1 L& y4 X/ L& ]6 q" w
Boxing rings are square2 S! M" n$ @% E- b) r& Q( q
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. " L4 o0 R. F/ ]; @! [
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
6 `6 E2 Q& R2 A/ i$ b- `3 _6 p1 QIf the plural of tooth is teeth! h- z* I! I8 ~4 W% T
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth- | f( F! B \" k6 N
If the teacher taught,6 {/ B$ `% m4 g
Why didn't the preacher praught.- w! V% Z% v) M- P3 [, F7 H( }, }7 h% P
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
. i+ {) t; q. m' }! sWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?; l, Q5 ]# b2 @% A4 G3 m
Why do people recite at a play
: H$ ?; P0 p4 P# `Yet play at a recital?0 k9 q9 ?& A2 L5 D7 V `! ^, e& ~0 h
Park on driveways and; m& T2 o! @5 s7 g& A
Drive on parkways" Q; M5 `$ z% r8 \
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy8 p7 [: v: L# a5 p
Of a language where a house can burn up as
8 o5 { k" m4 R+ ]6 ]7 ]9 v8 bIt burns down' e7 Y0 X" k: p7 g) `" s
And in which you fill in a form
4 L" x: H3 L, R5 y. ?By filling it out/ A7 M) \- v( u* I! d
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
& j' S! H8 [ I0 \$ d7 ZAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
& i" x* Z, H/ J6 r6 ?(Which of course isn't a race at all)* ?6 n2 Q+ p! |& O% W1 k
; V; }6 g4 h# Q3 N, [1 X( ^; jThat is why
. R7 [) @0 }/ bWhen the stars are out they are visible5 W! y0 Z; g& q5 q# x# q
But when the lights are out they are invisible4 Y, E. K7 c2 o- p/ c" [
And why it is that when I wind up my watch$ U% p" @, Q9 h: N6 z
It starts
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* ?$ A' z* j) O0 RIt ends. |
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