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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it# f3 G1 R9 W' q8 ^" c' f
English is a stupid language.
9 Z5 d/ Q. {8 z& xThere is no egg in the eggplant
' d9 b9 Q; r; U6 M, s9 eNo ham in the hamburger
# Q) d* v2 z5 E$ G2 h: |And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
$ [; ]+ _" ?$ s5 b: I, b- E" NEnglish muffins were not invented in England
/ ~" a; a# U n2 Z& _) l/ r, i7 N* p, qFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
; v; g4 N( T) [7 ~( E9 |But if we examine its paradoxes we find that; d. L5 {9 \( \0 C- N
Quicksand takes you down slowly7 ~% r* Y4 \ V3 A% P& U; ~3 B( Q7 A( |
Boxing rings are square
/ d7 R- J4 T4 l4 gAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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/ B r% B8 U9 |) E" k% @If writers write, how come fingers don't fing./ g7 q1 g6 F, N: W) w
If the plural of tooth is teeth
# R4 x# E$ L5 A0 S. m: j. z G8 JShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth: ]) n w; H) i% }
If the teacher taught,
7 h) K' c( P$ c1 VWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables/ u! \0 I. O3 f: Z/ C
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?: l$ u- j: f! R$ f, l
Why do people recite at a play
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z! a, D' S9 f* hDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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+ q" q/ q* X" v5 d. ]It burns down# m, g7 O0 a" s$ ]# n) @* u
And in which you fill in a form
* Y2 T# z- r& S% `6 xBy filling it out
/ v1 J' e) x( _4 G; b# H! XAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!6 y0 H9 R/ F* t# k
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English was invented by people, not computers
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(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
+ ^' l! _" ?, m# vWhen the stars are out they are visible
/ e% m3 h- j) n% B: c9 f p& M8 H% LBut when the lights are out they are invisible
+ L* Y- M$ A4 B$ M) yAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch& H5 d Y0 ]* ?( [. X% s$ g# v) ^+ \9 {
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But when I wind up this observation,
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