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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
8 b0 o( m, `0 vEnglish is a stupid language.
% ]$ J G% h5 oThere is no egg in the eggplant& a4 @% S: k Q$ Q5 \2 `, M
No ham in the hamburger
% |9 t# R3 x& C: a. c; OAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.: g; J* d" C8 c s9 M
English muffins were not invented in England6 f( K6 |2 s6 J5 o
French fries were not invented in France.
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3 E1 w, ^' _4 Z1 e8 V2 vWe sometimes take English for granted8 P: s& i' i* W$ g
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that# J% z. k) Y9 ]% [7 Z& H
Quicksand takes you down slowly
+ Q& L! ^8 i, J9 RBoxing rings are square2 p+ R. x" a. Y% r
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. / ?- ~: [( D9 j
% B8 q5 N/ z, y! i1 ^If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.1 M1 J% M" C9 c! m4 G
If the plural of tooth is teeth
& b2 I! s) |2 _8 [Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
' F" `$ z1 y% H; C( y: H; s8 I9 sIf the teacher taught,
, P- m% @. v$ E9 y% XWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables) d! d! v3 v( B0 N; j3 w& P9 }9 Z9 M
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
" w; @2 B' m4 r& o( {9 M/ E( E5 EWhy do people recite at a play
; T1 p. L7 L/ s3 ~% C: b9 q( GYet play at a recital?
# ~9 v, |9 I! p; Q( W, @! D" KPark on driveways and
$ g, \- `1 ^& i) q: _ GDrive on parkways
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) B9 [) o. t6 \, i' P0 e3 B- _You have to marvel at the unique lunacy2 W3 ^9 N( w' K+ z" W3 n3 V
Of a language where a house can burn up as
1 [, ^5 D E1 J9 rIt burns down
# `0 Q v( e* C: I5 F- N; G1 `0 \And in which you fill in a form 9 |6 B; m! b+ Y/ I5 {# D0 |
By filling it out
: N' i# K7 S @7 _1 u( h6 GAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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( o& [& t0 S5 o( s( }English was invented by people, not computers" `( T2 ]) X" L* E( r( G
And it reflects the creativity of the human race' I2 C: J- \7 w0 _! q+ T
(Which of course isn't a race at all)5 j9 P p5 R' ^( i w. T" C6 W
. I# M+ {9 Z7 @7 h% u1 g& k- SThat is why, K+ z9 s% L) f2 p& j
When the stars are out they are visible- M7 b; o9 a; w! D0 V: ]) q! u' g
But when the lights are out they are invisible% m. q6 v/ |% z. d0 ~) |! x7 }; Z
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
# W M; j* q) l9 H& i0 x: Q4 p! yIt starts3 d/ L6 l/ p, X+ z0 s, Q
But when I wind up this observation,, R; }5 J$ b# k0 r' b) e: k# k
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