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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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$ G. @) |' ?% \* v& z( L V) WLet's face it) K% C2 r) s% ~* J: g2 W+ b' |
English is a stupid language., x d% a9 K9 j7 c/ J! Q0 B
There is no egg in the eggplant1 @. I: Y8 k E' a5 ]; s3 d* L
No ham in the hamburger( z# W1 S$ r7 G! e( K F3 d
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
3 }9 d" k/ }) `English muffins were not invented in England
* M5 U4 ]; q5 \1 }( OFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted! J/ q) R7 M! L( ~
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
& D/ X- w6 p" a4 Y* ?Quicksand takes you down slowly* K" S3 o/ W- x/ q# z( H
Boxing rings are square
: d2 Y6 @ a8 e" O! EAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 4 S' S5 x% f& `: W( C
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
( E* @/ v& g: I2 c* o; JIf the plural of tooth is teeth% C. b$ Y0 r( ^8 o+ ]
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth' D$ r2 F" l# {' a. A* R9 _# L
If the teacher taught,
( v8 [) A& u# C3 W6 O; d5 U. J2 sWhy didn't the preacher praught.* W& d% m; e+ i
& i( @$ D2 U3 m2 pIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
7 k) Y, O9 G! V- Q3 e' V2 ^What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?9 }9 ^0 `; q' }: S0 T u- u
Why do people recite at a play k. E) m# U3 L8 I
Yet play at a recital?
: }& ?/ r2 F( Y# u! Y; S. r7 \6 ^- y' e; ^$ VPark on driveways and' I, f) z7 O, W. V; V+ {. ~; `
Drive on parkways2 C f8 T1 G. T1 ?; ]5 t1 p. `
: N- k: J* h. ]1 @+ `8 mYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy/ O+ b4 k& q" f1 |/ [$ R) _
Of a language where a house can burn up as% ]. Z7 i5 S/ M7 P( h
It burns down& b: J+ I* B6 }/ A0 p- U x
And in which you fill in a form 9 \' F% y% g! _, K
By filling it out; I! g4 Z9 {/ D
And a bell is only heard once it goes!% E' m7 e6 o: m8 F
) R" V) o* j4 |; ~; r/ W, ]English was invented by people, not computers
; W% `) V$ [+ f7 YAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
0 U' O: |* v& c e( e6 s" x(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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- n& g, a. o- H% u; @0 JThat is why. y; y( ~* n, u* ^, j4 c
When the stars are out they are visible
3 k" {' s. d* q# _1 kBut when the lights are out they are invisible+ d, \5 _+ s# S7 y0 D3 K
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
. f% {7 ?/ o- ~* M( y2 U5 H3 h, }- fIt starts
3 c `9 {# N' l9 j* U8 Z2 p/ C, J! VBut when I wind up this observation,
; C2 L/ C% y8 T- }$ @It ends. |
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