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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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0 I' G c2 I) ^+ g1 s1 s2 ^; }. ^Let's face it
7 O, b" G% L( d' h/ HEnglish is a stupid language.
2 n* |# P7 g$ W4 n4 f1 b4 q* zThere is no egg in the eggplant, k, R m* C) B, P" [8 V% e
No ham in the hamburger; A2 L; O& E9 M0 j5 ]# e* ]
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.: g+ L; u8 l) z- ~7 @
English muffins were not invented in England
/ Z% h5 g% V; ]' k- M8 v+ WFrench fries were not invented in France.2 U- d! D7 W- x/ c, I
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We sometimes take English for granted
" Z( R: @; X8 f' ABut if we examine its paradoxes we find that5 M: G8 I5 O$ c& V
Quicksand takes you down slowly
- z' Y1 Z( I+ e: jBoxing rings are square
" c1 e. `8 B; m& EAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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* h- t7 l6 ]0 HIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
! y3 O4 C/ T7 ?8 ~4 k7 b3 IIf the plural of tooth is teeth& W% ?( h, }! X
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
8 A }; T- \ A' [If the teacher taught,0 w/ C8 l, B$ z W
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables0 O+ x' y l: Z( y5 c& f3 ~, M- {
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
$ Y/ F- `: t! P; \4 F& h3 VWhy do people recite at a play
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9 H+ k D3 i/ y6 K: \5 \, ], Q" APark on driveways and8 o3 X7 H1 Z' r/ o& F
Drive on parkways
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5 b' j W% s( N: V' yYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy: |% S( V0 g' N: F3 P
Of a language where a house can burn up as8 R6 [6 q- E, x+ G
It burns down8 i7 g. G& T, {7 q7 e8 ]4 ~2 p
And in which you fill in a form + f; N) J3 g: |0 @8 `, d! z
By filling it out
# }8 e- y+ D2 S6 R1 v- QAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!& d$ E# d2 ?0 c
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English was invented by people, not computers7 K; W! R7 S- O9 l9 s
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
3 ?; U- g6 K- c( q9 [" ~+ I8 f+ [$ N(Which of course isn't a race at all)% F; v* m D7 s. z$ |: b" p$ w+ t
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That is why6 K& g8 e# j8 t0 Y) f$ b
When the stars are out they are visible* T7 V$ K# p) G# P
But when the lights are out they are invisible6 z: O# p& X1 C- S# Y1 R
And why it is that when I wind up my watch, S' S9 V) ?6 d, n5 r9 E
It starts
' I) N8 M s# N* P; kBut when I wind up this observation,3 Q$ w. P/ L o G% t2 l$ u% v
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