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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?1 s$ a l7 c5 y" m
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Let's face it
5 p7 p5 ]9 M' c9 s2 a XEnglish is a stupid language.* ^/ F% B/ _3 d% l9 a% s7 Y
There is no egg in the eggplant
x7 l4 u- E3 Z! d4 p3 T2 aNo ham in the hamburger
( [1 Y- x9 o2 k% E! H" @6 aAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
) }0 E, _ W1 T- q3 ?+ d1 ]English muffins were not invented in England$ ~& ^8 N) W0 Q
French fries were not invented in France.( d# ~3 ~9 p# m( O4 D x
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We sometimes take English for granted
! L" ]& m& p c) TBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that7 r( w3 B5 d k) Y9 |
Quicksand takes you down slowly' c; S( I( h, `, d% R+ p, E% Q
Boxing rings are square! `& |3 X( h. s- ]) V6 w
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. + n4 C+ s% G# a4 `
) t# L/ J' u3 L A; iIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing./ j( h9 D7 b4 A: t- Y7 H
If the plural of tooth is teeth, D0 @* G8 s% k) D* a
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth& I1 |2 A6 O0 c1 B9 z) l
If the teacher taught,
) p& n( f# Q$ x2 T$ W! V5 U$ oWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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$ K1 c i) r/ T: _4 IIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
/ R3 ~# j5 x( s: A: c! ZWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
5 g6 v" ~) S# B% C Q3 N3 T/ EWhy do people recite at a play
4 T* q+ W" K% a0 q: TYet play at a recital?
I! }2 e* J+ N0 M5 `& {0 ^. _# GPark on driveways and) j- l4 K' V' Z
Drive on parkways* U! h" ]- _0 _5 a
: Q s/ c! M4 U6 L/ BYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy$ {9 k4 B6 Q Z# h1 ]
Of a language where a house can burn up as# p! V% Q4 I: E( A4 G5 O
It burns down) c1 M! h- X: U0 w
And in which you fill in a form
2 {4 ?: l0 E+ G8 ?. h# b4 ~By filling it out- q- @# b9 a2 N1 G* K
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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: Z* B* F' s2 OEnglish was invented by people, not computers5 ?8 ]( N8 } i# Q) y
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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5 @* j" y5 a( o( NThat is why. Y5 {- L" e' t( R
When the stars are out they are visible
( p, S8 r' Y3 L* h- nBut when the lights are out they are invisible
; a/ ?( ?9 `4 N! a% UAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch) G, C! a1 M, [* i+ W! b
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But when I wind up this observation,9 A, q# g7 e3 N# b
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