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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?/ Z4 \% v1 i% J8 J
7 h" u( h/ T+ v t) b |' iLet's face it v8 ^. ^3 q7 f, Q7 d% | p
English is a stupid language.0 G1 k3 ]; ]' ` q: g
There is no egg in the eggplant: w* \9 x5 S9 ]* C$ `+ o! e( [
No ham in the hamburger" v7 q1 L1 `$ w e/ t3 o) E5 Q
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
, e: @" Y+ j7 FEnglish muffins were not invented in England
( L- L6 q4 i. z6 _' k! ^French fries were not invented in France.1 U% G$ O6 a7 r8 q' W8 _/ U
6 R: I* K6 e, f; g2 Z; kWe sometimes take English for granted# H. t7 t$ c7 _
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
8 \, q, p; B) j1 t! vQuicksand takes you down slowly
) |. e1 G/ D8 h# lBoxing rings are square! s- K+ m, C1 W1 |; p) @- Q1 [, G: M
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 7 f1 V9 f1 ]5 D+ t+ v& Y
- L5 e* V% N* ]4 [If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
: ~) k2 f V2 o# N7 w! j3 a* e5 TIf the plural of tooth is teeth) e' Q5 S9 O6 o! v
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
2 F s1 @8 }! \If the teacher taught,
9 m9 t" N% j$ h" I5 fWhy didn't the preacher praught.! X5 A$ h" S. d3 \8 X" P. v3 V
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables1 u/ F( _% C3 Y) u
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
2 o' B8 X' J q4 }; M* V! ]Why do people recite at a play: y7 j, |3 K5 ~5 e
Yet play at a recital?
( C/ Q/ p# c$ z! h( W: ~% T, UPark on driveways and! A [3 h; ~0 X' A# f# |$ [( ]* h
Drive on parkways: }9 J- }/ @1 y P3 m+ |4 @( H
- c# s8 J d7 VYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
$ e+ @7 P B* ` WOf a language where a house can burn up as
" o, W2 S) M" x6 ?It burns down. o# {8 ?) G, ~ b' Y _2 b
And in which you fill in a form
) j& V( F/ G+ Q/ ^By filling it out( i$ ?# x2 F2 Q% I5 Y5 g8 u3 @
And a bell is only heard once it goes!, g6 @) d6 x; u7 s$ J; q( W
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English was invented by people, not computers: C X2 g4 _7 I7 g
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
: [9 s" p/ W5 r& v, [(Which of course isn't a race at all)8 G" @8 N: a0 T' Y E+ p8 \
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That is why
" h9 |, w. G" m( m. @When the stars are out they are visible
4 F, E" W1 ]7 J' P* P0 p: \( I5 RBut when the lights are out they are invisible
9 Q. `- M7 Q+ t8 c% E9 v! q1 X0 ?And why it is that when I wind up my watch
) \- E2 L9 K6 |6 d& n0 _It starts
( y/ d1 R7 y5 R/ ^But when I wind up this observation,
% W! i! A8 }" y" d: nIt ends. |
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