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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?8 _. o8 V$ `# W% o' o- W
+ [& t# S; E" e2 T* Q1 a: ?Let's face it7 z* k0 Y7 m/ M7 h0 m" N
English is a stupid language.6 @; z) X% E: Z- P' a' y9 S
There is no egg in the eggplant
$ X$ s1 z W5 q' a- p6 c8 L$ y+ LNo ham in the hamburger9 U7 o( |7 E$ R
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
* \5 h$ V- e0 |English muffins were not invented in England
* A; i) @, a% U# R8 T4 w1 t0 O/ _: Y# pFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
; U+ n; ^( Q* pBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that/ Q. S1 x1 {3 q/ _! z3 Q* A# x
Quicksand takes you down slowly, i7 p3 m9 j0 o" l- ]0 O# X
Boxing rings are square o4 d. m4 T! j. i1 O& @3 @' h; s
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ) p& A; z- k% M
! |' @4 i8 h$ LIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
5 _7 {5 E1 q" |3 I/ W: T* _: ^If the plural of tooth is teeth9 \$ w, j2 u( D6 a: E
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
. {# m# |. k: D `$ P% P& ^If the teacher taught,0 w4 y# z( t1 A5 \
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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5 q7 J5 N* P& }9 [+ ]If a vegetarian eats vegetables
$ Z+ ?- ]% [8 F% f, O' f- Y* AWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
8 R* S( m7 A! G2 U; r Y+ R' \+ A1 }Why do people recite at a play
5 G' ~, G0 t0 I4 h: l/ V6 H% wYet play at a recital?; c. u: V8 m* Q+ X2 h0 H/ U0 f
Park on driveways and
& ?. o9 B& y T4 V7 dDrive on parkways) b0 Z+ ^; [3 g
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
% i. \; m; [9 ^, c' z# EOf a language where a house can burn up as
" ]& W/ m2 n9 T. EIt burns down7 x# C& z$ V6 Z- B" S; p
And in which you fill in a form
6 @" O; o5 @ s# Z! P8 ~3 FBy filling it out$ w% o' `* M' B0 f, T
And a bell is only heard once it goes!8 Y6 v3 D8 Y2 e6 }
/ Z# k6 C# l m9 S/ |English was invented by people, not computers
" [; G4 U* D) v% q) W1 J pAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
, M6 Y8 z( F4 {( k6 u1 h(Which of course isn't a race at all): L" r# J. O; V% ?
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That is why
/ `( \8 p% G+ V; rWhen the stars are out they are visible' Q$ c0 b3 J: S: x5 {
But when the lights are out they are invisible
& n* t1 V/ K* n! l! j: L$ O) g2 I" eAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
- r5 X; {0 S! ~% z0 ~ ~It starts5 J0 P% u9 ?! k7 h. i& L3 g
But when I wind up this observation,7 Y) L* s' k. A
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