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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
. N/ |# a; M$ p% ]English is a stupid language.
5 s- [. w1 f) p* VThere is no egg in the eggplant; h: Y6 K; r5 F6 a6 L5 ]' R
No ham in the hamburger& y: T- Z* Z1 k
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.! `2 N: i1 M$ H% T A
English muffins were not invented in England
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We sometimes take English for granted
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Quicksand takes you down slowly. I m) L$ {$ a
Boxing rings are square9 A) a) X2 i! P. O z, Q' `
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.
( \: e0 \/ |* f4 O; K% y6 i/ wIf the plural of tooth is teeth
7 {3 s2 O5 W; r7 c# z# DShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
' _5 k+ l5 x3 s* \9 b% v NIf the teacher taught,
$ K; u& J) r5 I2 ~" T5 ?5 U) dWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables7 o, c7 q, a- C/ ?5 }+ |! C" h. E
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?& o Z+ N7 A, u! f* V; _
Why do people recite at a play
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Park on driveways and- c! f4 j: w0 S1 u, B, I
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy2 Z1 w& A6 \' c' E, c0 B# Y; x
Of a language where a house can burn up as
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And in which you fill in a form
6 _; v5 h$ q! C |& a; OBy filling it out
$ D6 Y/ g# S" O& c1 d4 ZAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
Y: d5 W: T" W, C6 tAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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* K) D6 i3 K0 j: S/ N3 I' j. iThat is why' Z& \0 V' T. p J/ h3 A# j
When the stars are out they are visible
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And why it is that when I wind up my watch2 f* S$ V0 n, @+ h4 m* ?
It starts
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