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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?* @+ S/ p2 k5 y0 [) l( P
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Let's face it- G. ~: b- j# c& Q0 ?" L; e
English is a stupid language.
# @) K0 f: e/ U# dThere is no egg in the eggplant
' E3 m- V% s7 T! R! ~No ham in the hamburger% I3 @; r: W' `# u. g6 n: e$ X9 ?
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple., P, X' v4 X$ a
English muffins were not invented in England
- `% \8 R2 a% I$ m8 d! n- JFrench fries were not invented in France.! X7 z# {: `# S
0 e) l* s5 a7 Y$ ]1 GWe sometimes take English for granted0 q, j. p% v A9 U6 W0 r) Y* f- r9 z
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
1 V& ^& Q: h& [) kQuicksand takes you down slowly) i |0 j8 {8 v* P. O; z/ L
Boxing rings are square
* F, a5 G/ l" [% |/ r9 {5 K, [And 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.5 I6 {- ]4 P# \" {, m6 f
If the plural of tooth is teeth2 G( w& G' x9 z5 s' O* }( c+ X9 S* g
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
3 Q" @4 }- B+ s8 ^$ u0 ?If the teacher taught,' M: Y {1 {' B* M. U, i
Why didn't the preacher praught.$ Q$ Y1 \' l% Q+ c, s3 z
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
9 Z' p5 q; [# H+ z2 O+ R! RWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?3 ?$ ^7 {: r- C; Z5 [9 h+ {
Why do people recite at a play
, @3 g% p/ [! F1 ~4 U0 IYet play at a recital?
6 E2 v6 w) @2 G3 @' NPark on driveways and
9 ^$ N+ S6 a2 E" _/ j0 tDrive on parkways
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+ X ^7 q t5 A( i: B# d5 {You have to marvel at the unique lunacy1 ]6 t6 s b& @1 E6 w9 _; b
Of a language where a house can burn up as5 ` o! u) a3 S# T# z
It burns down( K; M. B$ l% H% C
And in which you fill in a form
6 `( w; D+ x7 }& f# XBy filling it out2 A9 w7 Q- [: c/ r' I3 n' o
And a bell is only heard once it goes!* X, `0 X; q) z( M) j! F3 m9 z- q8 |
! w' J! ~. `2 j4 ^! I$ JEnglish was invented by people, not computers
, ?% G- b- ?& XAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
5 E( U7 J( a) L9 a(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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. _4 S4 p; X3 b3 j# N# G' U% rThat is why" g& N9 {' u' \2 Z1 J3 c
When the stars are out they are visible
* n! V5 J4 G" A' HBut when the lights are out they are invisible' X( Y# D. h' D8 ?0 j3 p
And why it is that when I wind up my watch$ [) B: ~/ v1 n9 n N& {' F7 w
It starts9 Z5 D! S% v5 S3 Q
But when I wind up this observation,/ k5 F% @9 S$ T; z
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