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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?5 k5 y& b N8 H2 G/ n# V2 b% s
7 H. K7 ?$ W. l) fLet's face it
) P3 R4 Y. j$ n C! ~" X6 t2 y0 oEnglish is a stupid language. b2 B* Q: d( e7 A
There is no egg in the eggplant" n0 G" J, h5 H: w& i% A
No ham in the hamburger
6 o, {) j2 i: P; z$ [And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
5 I- d) P/ U5 o% w! ^9 u) d6 b4 YEnglish muffins were not invented in England
/ ]; @$ e/ {) V$ W8 |6 f% wFrench fries were not invented in France.- |- Y: S* K V, `4 L* B
0 m. h, @" D% [' G, IWe sometimes take English for granted
, h" R) C$ s* Q% o. A' o2 Y8 C$ bBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that( p9 n1 x/ |+ b X0 T
Quicksand takes you down slowly6 k+ v P4 d: Q1 A. X; k* U
Boxing rings are square6 j7 n0 p) w! M8 p, j {
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.) f) d b; N/ e8 X
If the plural of tooth is teeth
2 w8 A* C9 c3 s u3 d( X& iShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
9 ^. c- z, T" L' [9 R2 M5 }6 ?8 W# I$ HIf the teacher taught," R( U( }1 Q& A+ n/ C, r
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
# D5 r/ k( _' D# A) H, M- R; F3 PWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?! i- b: J6 X9 H0 ~
Why do people recite at a play
0 W- Y1 K% o r2 LYet play at a recital?! F4 L# s- ^. K# N* F2 ~
Park on driveways and) C6 o( I3 \( k' L' V
Drive on parkways! `; f/ [# x4 }0 O/ Z
8 c( n3 y# n, }3 ]You have to marvel at the unique lunacy4 L3 D/ r9 O4 L' a0 W
Of a language where a house can burn up as
4 H& `6 L4 Z, g" [4 a- XIt burns down" a/ {7 x2 u6 y9 j0 p3 S; n6 G
And in which you fill in a form , p$ s7 k6 s/ Y% L- E
By filling it out
8 U3 ]5 Q# I( m9 m z1 ]. _& ?" T, uAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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' h: ^( x# w2 Y, R( _& O7 _" J9 QEnglish was invented by people, not computers/ E$ w$ Y* e% X" h+ v6 ~
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
m2 r4 K6 n% G r(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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. z9 }* r/ V+ vThat is why( M. c1 _( K Y3 A ]4 ~
When the stars are out they are visible
0 r: I- q5 [: s0 D8 \: p1 MBut when the lights are out they are invisible
/ k9 U* b2 _( r# n7 LAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
) I$ X$ M, B& ]1 hIt starts! H6 N' Q8 H$ `: j
But when I wind up this observation,) q3 U9 Z- P& g. C0 T
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