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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?# j) e; b! j% o. t4 ]
6 Z. E: b0 v( ]+ wLet's face it
4 H i9 V& z8 BEnglish is a stupid language.; j- o/ ^9 P! @. P) i5 s% ~
There is no egg in the eggplant! y/ C7 r3 Y9 d, k4 o
No ham in the hamburger
$ Z& @% l+ Z$ ^5 {And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.* d6 I- P8 [! D) q% n- @
English muffins were not invented in England: z5 H1 F2 q: r6 g
French fries were not invented in France.. v" U/ ?' t( j+ k& D- K! j
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We sometimes take English for granted
4 H% f6 |: E; N% f4 w8 iBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
6 T" h$ y# Y, x" z+ [Quicksand takes you down slowly
4 _( `4 @. Q0 j) jBoxing rings are square
: f7 Z3 v; i/ m% g) QAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 6 ^, ~! e; ?8 J P: W& o( w
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.1 e$ S1 }: i2 L. F( @
If the plural of tooth is teeth% m* A, z. X* t
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth( E! l4 N% g3 T5 }( L: e& l* z
If the teacher taught,* n$ ]2 M, {, m4 ?+ J
Why didn't the preacher praught./ w6 r. V( U( |- ^
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables& M: D0 W N4 t! [7 d$ h
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
* {4 U0 Y6 K3 fWhy do people recite at a play5 X5 w4 {; \' x) O; T
Yet play at a recital?- X d( L* C8 T+ S3 f1 i
Park on driveways and5 ^# X: |- y4 u/ r0 b& _3 `/ T
Drive on parkways
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. K* t! p T) }; C# p0 }: @( PYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
( Y# p, {2 `4 i7 BOf a language where a house can burn up as1 \9 y6 ?/ I) V1 ^0 x7 ~
It burns down
# |8 Y2 W( `1 s* }And in which you fill in a form 8 L, B; v) s* U" t; q, Z7 L4 b4 U, X
By filling it out& B5 k( [3 `/ @4 t3 F$ i; ?3 f
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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3 y8 Z. l; N- N. D. I' p4 I) AEnglish was invented by people, not computers! \& Z7 n! H3 I" n' p2 ]
And it reflects the creativity of the human race# x' H0 E5 w1 V+ [3 d) C
(Which of course isn't a race at all). Q* q2 c% H" f, ~ z
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That is why
. n( i" R# q$ y: ^# P$ X' W: Q2 ^6 vWhen the stars are out they are visible6 v9 j6 c' ?) D4 ~5 \! O& t
But when the lights are out they are invisible I+ M) l @$ \8 V' U
And why it is that when I wind up my watch, l! ]2 U) H z2 u
It starts
7 q# e8 A3 E- R# q# ~- |% XBut when I wind up this observation, R) o9 o e0 O: F+ d* K
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