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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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0 h3 ^1 w( \6 N4 M2 G8 A5 L8 ?) rLet's face it
' R) Y0 H& t; j6 k7 d% I0 sEnglish is a stupid language.
; s/ h: V) v& v, k, q4 t! |6 WThere is no egg in the eggplant' V- _. @" r4 ?: N
No ham in the hamburger$ o% r& A9 V, c h" i8 _$ g
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.# v9 u$ v- u3 Q
English muffins were not invented in England8 N$ j1 d; i! Y# X+ }
French fries were not invented in France.. l6 R4 @+ [7 |6 f4 S$ ` I; d
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We sometimes take English for granted4 t0 J8 s/ Z+ }- w9 B" H) X
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that5 ~1 Y7 e% |+ m+ S8 j0 Y
Quicksand takes you down slowly
: z. |# r9 {( `# h6 l& FBoxing rings are square
3 |! l8 i4 Z) m! n' [! qAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 3 \ Z% P; `; e, t8 A
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.; d+ h: Y: N! Y2 [
If the plural of tooth is teeth/ T* y' V$ J ~
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth$ R4 Y: z/ }) N4 f
If the teacher taught,! E% l5 W, W! h8 D* I
Why didn't the preacher praught.# w, E8 v2 M% H2 y* i; A1 E
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables3 J1 b- z% C- [$ N2 b; y, C
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
L* j( b; n6 X1 SWhy do people recite at a play
! H5 E1 w, u- ^0 g; F nYet play at a recital?- Y* B2 Y$ i a) `' s
Park on driveways and
4 `: L7 M7 k! H2 c3 `- rDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy. i$ t( b. B! g/ L; O3 i( b! v* i
Of a language where a house can burn up as
* N4 X8 p o3 h$ j1 _8 oIt burns down
4 A% l$ o" h% c# ^& eAnd in which you fill in a form
@2 b$ i" t8 e0 m+ v5 t" ~0 w- U7 @1 N% m& NBy filling it out
4 ~7 s% @0 w/ R; k4 c/ tAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!& a, N- O4 T f+ J( @8 n9 [- }& U
9 O7 W: e$ c( J8 J# {1 nEnglish was invented by people, not computers6 N, ^( H5 A% y3 k$ z2 C, i' m
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
4 T8 Q" | _/ \( ^% a1 w(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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5 g/ q6 }% [$ D8 o0 ]1 gThat is why1 G8 f) E. z' P$ F* M
When the stars are out they are visible
" Q- \: q/ ]4 H: z: m2 ZBut when the lights are out they are invisible
, [# H' H% B- s" nAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
+ g4 T% q" w6 }, oIt starts/ t$ s1 ?' {! L+ b! k3 N/ ?7 V
But when I wind up this observation,
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