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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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9 M( R; ^3 U; ]& @* MLet's face it
: @' G" [& Y: j( ]) mEnglish is a stupid language.$ _$ o4 F% O$ Q* @
There is no egg in the eggplant/ c. W0 [9 K1 k
No ham in the hamburger
3 D- a/ Q9 Y; N+ n$ Y+ r* vAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple." m/ a/ q% U7 Q0 b: e; B
English muffins were not invented in England
# ^% ~" d2 V& w6 H, ~2 }0 T, A6 wFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted0 ~) S/ i5 C* z1 k& Z5 X0 P' u
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
% R, M+ @# O: a- B& d S/ \Quicksand takes you down slowly$ U1 m: h' j- g6 t2 I' ]8 p+ G
Boxing rings are square8 j' t% H( a& h) m" w, k
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 X8 ]+ i2 Z0 @8 p7 q1 L$ L3 ~( KIf the plural of tooth is teeth
2 V- I+ v, c2 u( u/ {Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth( V W b- V( }; ` ^
If the teacher taught,
! I- y' [1 H3 I$ J6 c' o% }" ~: fWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
2 i u6 j% ?/ I0 BWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?( \, e& U' O& ^% m: l
Why do people recite at a play
" I( N; Z" A" ~) k2 }Yet play at a recital?
/ y2 s3 A/ ~7 XPark on driveways and
2 C& p. a( q- E1 Q8 b7 eDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy0 [# v( x; y2 M2 ]3 k3 a3 N! F# U
Of a language where a house can burn up as
" b4 M- }4 [( y4 @( D( wIt burns down6 N4 f- P2 H& e* A, x! S
And in which you fill in a form
: h. l; s2 P" [! i$ y; v- eBy filling it out
* z* I& ^5 U, l, A- n: R; @4 |And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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, d7 b8 J# x/ EEnglish was invented by people, not computers
7 s% I& ?6 I& u% FAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race i, z* T+ K+ e4 G- J
(Which of course isn't a race at all)5 H8 e0 \" Q9 A$ A
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That is why6 L# `. V; ~( n! Y9 _* k( V
When the stars are out they are visible
9 k- p4 E4 X( _: k* @But when the lights are out they are invisible0 ^. u+ g1 x& F7 Q% k, G) H
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
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But when I wind up this observation,
0 L7 i) O( P5 {, e' t0 W# A0 sIt ends. |
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