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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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$ n4 d# ~# u! y8 Y/ J; W* lLet's face it
4 A" o5 t2 b! Q; cEnglish is a stupid language.* d# s- R# o0 S$ {( Q* G
There is no egg in the eggplant
: a! u* w+ J+ `3 w- VNo ham in the hamburger3 A) N3 l0 Q* l) y! p' p1 L1 N
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
) _. o( t: A; x# ?; y0 L6 YEnglish muffins were not invented in England
) u( N# `' H: MFrench fries were not invented in France.
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8 T' `1 c5 X% k9 e5 M: c1 D* MWe sometimes take English for granted# X* k6 [ _9 u
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
4 e5 @9 A: p" l7 W% G* U3 ]8 FQuicksand takes you down slowly
- l6 T6 T" F- w" k2 |9 p; y8 b/ BBoxing rings are square' m# t3 v6 _* s/ b# Z( t! G
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 0 G; v# d; b( a C5 P! D2 I
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
4 c" n! Q3 ^; q: V) cIf the plural of tooth is teeth
1 r1 `; m+ D% p, x/ s9 K. dShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth1 h! W+ u, i/ b* {. d2 q
If the teacher taught,8 L( o. O+ b4 U. e
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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" ]. b" ?' ?0 c" z. T9 LIf a vegetarian eats vegetables7 T+ N9 v2 ?/ _/ g0 x; [
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
3 B3 [8 C; a0 H' h* `: Z6 nWhy do people recite at a play+ p8 t I7 K# E: {0 |
Yet play at a recital?
" N, i3 a* v' S: h* Q v+ r5 OPark on driveways and
6 P- O1 ^) t" }% z! XDrive on parkways3 N( M$ K% y- O/ W( n7 V. ~
% {* w. V" S) `7 s2 o0 H6 E |) FYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy; V1 U, L4 d$ i/ c6 x6 K
Of a language where a house can burn up as
- C7 w' K& S' B4 m( Q, ~It burns down
! [: P# t. t. R6 jAnd in which you fill in a form & y6 H4 {4 C0 K( i. @, q3 I; `4 P# T
By filling it out! @9 V( J' p } X& t, l
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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# g5 V8 R8 A# u# I0 j7 V, HEnglish was invented by people, not computers
, K5 M8 P H. N" i& f( P6 vAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race# X h7 S) ^, t+ S
(Which of course isn't a race at all)+ m1 H, r7 R {0 x- y+ {
* K1 J2 p: ~7 hThat is why2 B( M. I7 {+ A- c/ y/ B6 `# v, f
When the stars are out they are visible5 a g7 v! D2 Q) G$ H
But when the lights are out they are invisible
, Q/ c7 L N$ F3 z+ I0 AAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch6 S9 Q1 |* J) O
It starts- B( w4 \9 k9 Q8 H
But when I wind up this observation,
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