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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?$ ~( O8 n. m- W/ ~4 _# _
9 u1 ?! B! y$ a) ALet's face it
. H9 E; s- \% o, @English is a stupid language.
9 t3 g Z) q' U5 P* m$ f+ BThere is no egg in the eggplant
u+ }% S3 F. m4 {2 H% Y! J, VNo ham in the hamburger
/ J( Q/ ^, q- {4 uAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
' t$ r3 c l7 }4 T7 SEnglish muffins were not invented in England h6 ~ u2 M2 w3 R
French fries were not invented in France.) t2 Z9 t6 q9 A+ a
& D! F; z& r6 Z" h+ T: QWe sometimes take English for granted
7 {' ?. Q# ~1 }But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
2 r) T9 E1 O4 v; o$ j$ KQuicksand takes you down slowly
7 `- G0 D# v8 k1 Y3 UBoxing rings are square$ h7 L t$ m. u& C0 v
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.6 E0 E) r# z M4 m8 y& h
If the plural of tooth is teeth; K: Y5 Q4 A* A1 O, \
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth' S) h2 L0 a' w, f! @2 I
If the teacher taught, d; n6 G K8 Q A& W3 f
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
6 c$ r; O2 {# v6 g( D" {What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?" R( A* V; j( U5 } y
Why do people recite at a play
6 L7 l2 k/ i$ o. t! XYet play at a recital?! o7 n E" F. ^4 ]% j" m8 u2 k1 w
Park on driveways and
4 p* q; F" a" ~5 w6 t3 b6 }5 u' P0 r+ U. sDrive on parkways Q3 {: P" O0 f5 j6 _0 l
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
6 E2 ` F) x: Z* f1 y5 [9 rOf a language where a house can burn up as3 S! _9 S& K+ f$ q+ o5 p2 l, p
It burns down% B8 s1 w9 Y+ p. @
And in which you fill in a form 3 [: K. Z: K2 ]0 [
By filling it out
8 @ n& a# y( r4 lAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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6 B; r: E. }8 o" w2 ^, t+ JEnglish was invented by people, not computers
: a9 [ p5 B: w5 J! k" rAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
8 O8 C- x$ n4 {(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
6 o3 z2 o, l# Q7 cWhen the stars are out they are visible7 @& U( R" K1 X0 B; E" G
But when the lights are out they are invisible
& ^' }, }, {# y7 V3 @ \9 L fAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
9 ^4 H6 C# h4 g. g. }: }( X5 \5 L. |It starts
5 V. J. B0 g s/ s8 g8 }9 q8 Q- BBut when I wind up this observation,/ g$ m% Y( B) T# `* P q! ^
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