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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?- o% C, I! m `( e# P
8 ]) f' I8 l8 H/ L8 v0 b1 I( Z. PLet's face it! W& p# a/ p" p* D
English is a stupid language.
4 z; q" e" l( s0 |/ YThere is no egg in the eggplant( i1 X: T0 C: |% o) L/ T
No ham in the hamburger
% Y# p D; G2 s% k9 LAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
6 s( ?! e! Y: M+ E. _6 nEnglish muffins were not invented in England
6 c' d( h! e# RFrench fries were not invented in France.
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5 ^$ [- `) [. o# }: ~: pWe sometimes take English for granted$ ?$ a1 ]' B7 Y
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
; b0 N' o+ I) o; ?. J" DQuicksand takes you down slowly
- ^! J& ~! h. l. Q: h( x8 QBoxing rings are square
, Q# b' K9 v; r7 S; R6 d6 r8 [And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. * {5 \$ p8 Y+ q0 ^
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.% d% c* l' C* F9 k
If the plural of tooth is teeth
, [$ x G7 K. R7 E) eShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
- s/ r& ~4 j H) Y" I$ CIf the teacher taught,
# t* e! L( Z/ ?: r! sWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
; ^7 N' K$ x' W. uWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?$ ^( J) n4 a; K/ ?/ r
Why do people recite at a play
( {, Q0 _0 n% E- o# N4 \: S/ `Yet play at a recital?
$ M- u7 b8 _! l$ w. l B- TPark on driveways and$ H5 ~! y ~" \0 o' S7 S. k
Drive on parkways
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" s! e9 P Q" ?" CYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy& C( r' d. O3 l; P
Of a language where a house can burn up as
! u$ m) A, e) h, z( a J& g2 PIt burns down, j7 t: q: D- ~3 O8 C2 s
And in which you fill in a form 6 }/ o" P6 O( o& b) O/ m" s2 I9 x* L
By filling it out+ x) [$ N& Y, o9 I
And a bell is only heard once it goes!! m( j. e" \9 A3 d6 |
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English was invented by people, not computers
2 Y& o0 \3 U# {) k0 O, yAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race3 N. t- ?( \. Y$ y% P( E0 R: j, e
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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4 s, G, [& ~; x) D# C6 m1 `- |That is why5 N7 ?8 [$ R, w6 Z0 Y
When the stars are out they are visible8 w; h4 U" I/ [( ?
But when the lights are out they are invisible
G1 K% e6 O; n$ d- w4 o3 t w3 ?And why it is that when I wind up my watch! C, K9 z, S$ j8 i% e4 p9 P
It starts
U4 d; b+ \* t6 M& K* i! M6 ]But when I wind up this observation,$ i; G0 M8 M; h( p e( `
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