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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it9 j# a; m5 B$ E1 L
English is a stupid language.
8 p2 @/ W) w1 G% NThere is no egg in the eggplant
7 ?9 Z3 a& R4 H, i; t) ^& GNo ham in the hamburger
4 x- `; u2 ^% O/ l3 SAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
& B8 K/ b4 Z- BEnglish muffins were not invented in England0 k2 Q5 S, D7 H+ D
French fries were not invented in France.4 I) n- g$ D6 Q: o& z' F- E0 a
* C6 f5 Z( k4 a9 O6 wWe sometimes take English for granted
4 V) \* ^' ?7 x7 d, Y$ J9 d4 EBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that( U. p, l) v$ U) j e
Quicksand takes you down slowly
- @- a" n4 N( h$ ~Boxing rings are square" d: L3 c) T/ W. O/ C1 l
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ; [ L8 L5 r p- o$ V
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
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Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
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& Y5 u* o1 S6 I: [( F, [) ?Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
$ O: `6 m" G9 [$ P/ wWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?8 o9 B+ `. C( c% y. m6 Y
Why do people recite at a play0 O0 |0 _1 s. q5 W: {0 u& v
Yet play at a recital?
: ]6 l6 a, }8 ?7 C d7 qPark on driveways and
/ I5 F" o8 G TDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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And in which you fill in a form
. ?7 o0 q, Q& r& fBy filling it out
/ v; |( J/ @3 {And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers4 z) W1 U8 X& J! c9 d: E9 ^1 n
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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2 |- R$ T7 K& u3 ^. _That is why$ J0 R% B! y! e' N
When the stars are out they are visible
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( c1 m9 E# m; e: T" ^And why it is that when I wind up my watch
0 z8 R1 ]8 ?% D4 FIt starts
# A( B/ u; c+ N- x. eBut when I wind up this observation,
& V5 b+ t! L' O6 M4 L- i5 x" xIt ends. |
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