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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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3 _$ R) H! ~, U* e" x9 @Let's face it5 m% _6 p6 F9 \, q
English is a stupid language." ]) Q6 n1 J5 P, G; T/ _
There is no egg in the eggplant M1 D& Y; d3 G7 u. Z& H6 X7 ~
No ham in the hamburger
( ?6 v3 T4 |! k7 {/ |' xAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
- Q) x- N, T' U3 |2 \/ |, o- _' A$ HEnglish muffins were not invented in England( d E& X7 K: H8 X
French fries were not invented in France.
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3 h/ I* p2 z7 F3 dWe sometimes take English for granted
6 _; ?" i5 E `6 I8 y) M- ~But if we examine its paradoxes we find that& ^4 I7 z# v, }/ O. Q" y; C
Quicksand takes you down slowly
$ z+ ~0 _8 [6 QBoxing rings are square# L' V5 p+ L4 n2 w/ P0 x
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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$ l/ ?; `0 w8 l, R8 G( kIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.$ X, I7 J; Q2 }( Y5 W+ W5 Y
If the plural of tooth is teeth
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If the teacher taught,
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables s4 ^: T* X( w, y3 G; v; l
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?% f g0 v0 M% y. Q
Why do people recite at a play& H/ [3 M# V/ h: ?1 M
Yet play at a recital?
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Drive on parkways
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! D% O8 Y" z3 q, C# @You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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. @8 D- t% C- t! V# Y4 bIt burns down
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) ^% f9 T# X! {5 F: f' d: O6 MBy filling it out* o+ u% T& `& _! l/ y0 J& t3 \/ q
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers+ }8 V/ D2 o; L
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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. X* H& M7 Z- c* P# a1 wThat is why/ Z6 O$ N2 o: V* V9 V) v2 E7 O) F
When the stars are out they are visible# h3 @5 M% P/ n8 y
But when the lights are out they are invisible0 S, b8 f- t, s6 u0 } V( e
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
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But when I wind up this observation," b. y3 ~& j9 Z" K3 A% b( u
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