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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 c* p6 y3 H7 b2 R+ a, \6 ]) k. s: FEnglish is a stupid language.
H! ]) v$ e) U- l3 `There is no egg in the eggplant
" K e" |' c* X3 K' q, xNo ham in the hamburger
5 g% F) q! E y* q7 tAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple./ U, Z1 ]0 G- ] l+ W0 n: j3 ]
English muffins were not invented in England
4 B9 f* d4 O' K' @7 [( ?French fries were not invented in France.2 S A$ W2 @+ B# d
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We sometimes take English for granted9 \5 ]2 q9 H) C* q! w/ \+ y6 D
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
3 `; a% s$ O; XQuicksand takes you down slowly
0 u; G5 \1 B. h/ L- p& QBoxing rings are square
+ [9 @) d) @, Z" Q. b* cAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. # x# {' r3 K3 U; H( t
! N% D) g3 o3 g0 qIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.% y" \) v9 F- P+ r% X C7 K2 {
If the plural of tooth is teeth- J" F; R Y% N. z" s$ K
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth5 _- w* t, I- O9 j2 c; J# @/ k
If the teacher taught,7 ]9 n* x1 E. ?) R b% x
Why didn't the preacher praught.8 J& d9 b/ p6 Y+ g4 R+ @
7 @4 j$ W0 @" nIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
f1 R3 {! ^( s: Z9 B6 ?What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?+ h$ w7 K; k: g5 A$ M7 L: S
Why do people recite at a play, `( u: x" n" h+ s& o
Yet play at a recital?
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6 m r2 ]" T7 g0 R! w7 tDrive on parkways
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) T: n% Y. Z+ w, k2 |( _2 v; c$ ?! tYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy E; }5 k7 a/ m) m5 C1 x
Of a language where a house can burn up as
2 Q% I1 ~4 o# C% w9 J1 u, q, yIt burns down, `1 }) i. c |/ R8 ^
And in which you fill in a form
1 y7 x U- s( w* M9 k/ VBy filling it out1 }0 r: ^- I( n! p0 m3 p( b9 D2 I
And a bell is only heard once it goes!% J. n3 { _ y) V
9 [7 t, c( {5 y/ j9 q# p* j' @5 mEnglish was invented by people, not computers
1 J5 k" f: v* n5 M4 W6 `And it reflects the creativity of the human race
9 G* P; ]+ _$ C0 K: E$ J0 ~: [8 l9 c(Which of course isn't a race at all)- t$ f7 Q3 L/ M' W, U K4 J9 b
9 m) E9 q8 ^/ |$ a) |; wThat is why1 F6 I. Y% j* q1 L6 ]
When the stars are out they are visible* w1 a3 y' B% q9 Y$ d4 J
But when the lights are out they are invisible9 M: a7 b! B0 ?* O
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
( U, z+ Q* ?/ s# UIt starts
& Q8 B; E' |0 X: Y2 e2 HBut when I wind up this observation,- O& A3 B& C" q: V7 T. ? x- A# Z
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