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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language? [: Y1 G2 ?+ p/ [6 c9 u6 ?
8 Y' k$ n1 h2 }' m# x9 VLet's face it& A6 [8 M2 S; i0 D9 m
English is a stupid language.
. g. j6 X' B$ J N0 V" w W: Z3 UThere is no egg in the eggplant; \6 ^4 q1 v7 r; a9 g) Z, t
No ham in the hamburger4 }6 f4 h- X/ w% ^. A
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
$ S" T% H4 r# REnglish muffins were not invented in England
" R& r S; t: A, S! fFrench fries were not invented in France.7 r, b `# M* q( Q4 o; V
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We sometimes take English for granted0 X; W# V4 c z* }: ?' i o& Q- L0 y
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that) m& E# H" J$ r5 O, }; Y
Quicksand takes you down slowly
. i8 c4 r* B0 h# n8 q* G9 bBoxing rings are square' d: T8 \& `: M
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ! i. n$ a: q5 }3 {
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.$ `: ?9 n6 }, Q
If the plural of tooth is teeth
) P8 u% U3 C: [" |6 ]6 l# UShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth; [( H& O4 Y( J! E# r4 U# j
If the teacher taught,% Y) Q4 y7 v: o! d2 [2 {- Q) ~
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
+ u2 w( c" r$ `2 K. B- lWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
5 S/ c j' n( n$ Z% |Why do people recite at a play
0 j* p2 }7 H2 |- l- O& KYet play at a recital?3 _7 b' @4 n3 c7 k1 H; n- D) A' s
Park on driveways and/ ?! f* Z$ P2 U, _9 M# B8 [
Drive on parkways
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9 e+ T# |( g( P- BYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy- b4 [7 h5 X" h9 v
Of a language where a house can burn up as
/ X4 o, `! i8 j( w3 }2 OIt burns down
+ Y( [# B8 f9 C- TAnd in which you fill in a form # U0 b5 R1 K* L8 y8 ?, A
By filling it out
+ A3 w+ H5 K$ M! _; j3 t+ nAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!* S; s& j4 H- @
1 v( G: Y; X h% |English was invented by people, not computers
2 S" T1 H* v# n6 L# T' KAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
9 U7 s: B$ X, O) W- F }* O0 Q- n* _(Which of course isn't a race at all)9 k7 j. G0 K& n4 c7 W
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That is why
8 C `8 U$ b& b' U1 vWhen the stars are out they are visible, E3 }9 S, h) g6 @( ?8 s% n% O
But when the lights are out they are invisible3 a F' _' l! }+ Y9 l
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
6 k/ p d0 N/ c- N" EIt starts
0 W5 }5 b" k- G \But when I wind up this observation,' U/ F: p, L9 C! q0 Y. i6 P
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