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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?- G3 D5 y: T0 w6 v& d. K; P7 g
% h2 D1 v% R; x9 h! _Let's face it
; ]0 P2 R- ?; Q, AEnglish is a stupid language.
: B; y8 A+ O/ o# L2 |There is no egg in the eggplant4 [1 y }1 m9 m4 ~! t* J
No ham in the hamburger
( ?& U* A% \3 q# i( z7 ZAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
- G8 R( C2 I4 N) FEnglish muffins were not invented in England
0 q/ V- g# F6 ?; T6 F; G3 j+ ~French fries were not invented in France.1 _7 x& V. j. J5 _
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We sometimes take English for granted6 S- K, u L" y8 H7 J
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that6 `2 Q/ A# Q# C
Quicksand takes you down slowly
/ D4 N' B& R' M2 n+ S2 |4 IBoxing rings are square
+ A2 H) ?$ A6 WAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 7 F5 r+ X R; N3 f- {! ^
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
5 i, P2 l* `% E% mIf the plural of tooth is teeth' e7 e$ u4 N2 K" R9 Z0 H
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth3 T! N6 V: j- }, B
If the teacher taught,' L$ E, m" J/ }1 p, C1 `2 G3 o
Why didn't the preacher praught.: J8 B n; o- A5 n' Z F2 U, }
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
" s* V6 s; x1 N' T% P: xWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?" e2 T% W1 l; Q7 v( z1 Q6 S3 F
Why do people recite at a play3 j/ _9 Y: l8 R. S! U
Yet play at a recital?
7 X: Y3 r5 R; ?) b8 H5 YPark on driveways and* z9 }- k1 b S! F
Drive on parkways2 G; X; L' }: k* l. T* W* F
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy4 e+ M4 g" c) g$ m5 K
Of a language where a house can burn up as
- j7 O. `7 \" N3 ^* zIt burns down
: R& I9 F7 d4 k6 gAnd in which you fill in a form , p, w$ z: [0 I% u( X% n
By filling it out/ e8 f) M* o5 O# B; u, M, j6 e
And a bell is only heard once it goes!6 C" J( s( l0 z1 K @+ l* @. i
' H- ?# w, ]- U. c) V8 ]$ |English was invented by people, not computers5 K" N9 R& T2 m# `
And it reflects the creativity of the human race) I, M! z6 _: H4 s/ v$ h% s
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
& u7 R& ~' g, W2 G5 {+ H! sWhen the stars are out they are visible6 i# _7 m& A3 h' a) x: |
But when the lights are out they are invisible
( `' x5 O1 E( WAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
0 |5 g9 `; z$ i( F7 X2 SIt starts
2 l3 z: o7 b: x" s' { |But when I wind up this observation,: r$ U$ T' r! E
It ends. |
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