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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 b2 }# h! v8 q2 d+ TEnglish is a stupid language.; s( b6 e3 }! x
There is no egg in the eggplant3 h3 m7 u; B- q2 J7 R* J
No ham in the hamburger' \% H& ~1 ]& d' g+ K, n
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.1 j c/ Z9 x/ e. d" [
English muffins were not invented in England
! f7 t- Z( g) L. `* pFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted( P# ~0 I. ? o [, r- g: _- P
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
( e' m- M; y& TQuicksand takes you down slowly, \! \+ B+ B) T4 [! F8 z2 h+ L4 ^
Boxing rings are square
' k. G+ M; f' C$ N5 x$ d3 nAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. * [+ M* l+ U2 a( @: }0 H+ x- H
$ |) Q6 a/ S" s) z- c& iIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
5 Z+ N6 o3 Y7 E6 p7 P5 \If the plural of tooth is teeth9 H$ c8 ~- Y% q3 h2 z+ R# u
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth+ H8 \; s9 m: l# p9 ? S
If the teacher taught,
9 v! n# ?* i; Y8 N. f6 gWhy didn't the preacher praught.3 ?! Y0 D1 I) _$ r. v& S
7 [" c6 x* S& @6 P3 ?6 M/ K3 `, mIf a vegetarian eats vegetables/ A2 d; w# m5 C0 H) i/ X7 k
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?- z0 \& C6 M& l
Why do people recite at a play' ~1 n. D2 |+ n+ A! q; U6 c9 m
Yet play at a recital?
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' m. ~ O9 |5 g8 M. S7 J* c6 wDrive on parkways/ V* y' U1 @$ f7 D6 u: k
1 U- K; d& {: e5 aYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy2 z+ i( W7 H" \ ?- e( K) m7 n. Y9 e
Of a language where a house can burn up as
- H/ i) Q2 a$ UIt burns down# @* l4 E9 ?$ \4 }" Y9 G
And in which you fill in a form
$ H$ `- S" c/ x% j7 x. s, @By filling it out0 A0 n' M% B n5 H
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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" ^+ N! d" a/ N. E4 ~. kEnglish was invented by people, not computers% Z8 c) u* w9 d8 b3 s' S" f; P
And it reflects the creativity of the human race, B% R* T0 i H( S4 d
(Which of course isn't a race at all). x2 S& m, T* c, `& V8 C7 Z
3 k* X# p- v/ M. x' H$ N) G- H3 kThat is why- j1 N& ?8 l. E! F/ N6 K- i: U
When the stars are out they are visible; s5 s$ k7 o. s+ T9 E
But when the lights are out they are invisible! u# K# u3 d2 h2 s3 F' O! o
And why it is that when I wind up my watch' O, p' @+ ?& t
It starts
9 O; P8 z$ ]" F& U( [, k6 q" BBut when I wind up this observation,; _. D/ W+ @4 o0 e/ {4 S( Z$ O
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