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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
6 J( z, `% r" @ G$ G" lEnglish is a stupid language.
8 }9 a2 h" M7 N8 E* AThere is no egg in the eggplant% }5 h2 k# v9 @8 v0 K
No ham in the hamburger
+ l: \' v. T8 X% E" RAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.6 p; b% v5 R2 U# t) w! a }! ^3 u
English muffins were not invented in England# s0 F) n* @/ Y3 D
French fries were not invented in France.8 u: l8 O5 @: j' L4 w, R
3 P0 w4 A# ]$ C- g6 AWe sometimes take English for granted
( n( ?, ^) r" q) B- J/ }. ]But if we examine its paradoxes we find that5 T1 o: V% U( B: m% ]4 z
Quicksand takes you down slowly
+ q# F. N! b9 {1 d7 |0 N6 p6 B9 RBoxing rings are square
6 G7 G: I4 e. _6 G9 rAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. * v3 F* D" T. ^0 K! f, a2 F# \
# j+ B+ J7 \2 `/ h. t# S4 oIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
1 a2 `1 W, \$ }/ s7 oIf the plural of tooth is teeth5 E! P$ I- Y$ A
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth7 _- d+ f& T& Z& u+ v4 v
If the teacher taught,+ P* }7 {$ f* P
Why didn't the preacher praught., D& [/ s, Q, D: H: ~( T& k- L; A# P" V
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
( F) }; G' n# g) ~+ Z9 i( r: qWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?, @' t3 A+ O2 R: u- S/ j4 K
Why do people recite at a play# `5 @) [+ G, b0 \, v: S
Yet play at a recital?
7 D; ^3 b9 u. tPark on driveways and
) K5 o7 ?0 f+ x; ]3 wDrive on parkways8 h0 g3 c( b3 I0 m# j- b. R
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy# g% I( X) c7 Z; l8 \7 w
Of a language where a house can burn up as
$ N2 |9 D1 y# r+ U; X5 nIt burns down
$ a Q6 Q0 o, tAnd in which you fill in a form
& ?+ ^- ~- c0 _+ C7 Y, c' OBy filling it out) r0 a) ~4 n) T9 S
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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- k& U1 Z9 O- Q4 _5 u: r7 t" V! V/ VEnglish was invented by people, not computers
. f) X; {; k; WAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race* ~' W9 u+ E9 G! L1 v
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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" z ?. O2 @. R9 m1 P7 d# pThat is why% N4 p) \; n+ Y* X/ F0 |' t
When the stars are out they are visible
, w- A& R+ U# d( k% dBut when the lights are out they are invisible8 ~2 p( N/ k1 K) _- {2 ^
And why it is that when I wind up my watch8 v( X( K* o) M/ q$ [# V; K
It starts# d! }0 u# g5 S1 S& r
But when I wind up this observation,
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