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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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+ u/ m# ]+ T5 O4 B' oLet's face it
% i. r3 f- l1 t U3 c- ^. o4 PEnglish is a stupid language.3 B2 ~% T2 V o& G$ `
There is no egg in the eggplant q* X3 G( M9 o4 u0 \ t
No ham in the hamburger
1 M. L* Q' A, ~' b4 a4 X/ vAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
) F( S- }( \4 [$ L! oEnglish muffins were not invented in England
/ {9 |7 R4 `# Z: H$ x( iFrench fries were not invented in France.6 |" v/ ~6 p; ?- a3 F
w+ B, \& j; F6 U {8 f e8 LWe sometimes take English for granted
2 `9 {8 C* z8 c0 EBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that1 \& R/ ^; c. ]2 l5 k A
Quicksand takes you down slowly+ Z, R+ ^& q7 |6 i' d" P( _9 |
Boxing rings are square
' b6 @2 ]3 i! OAnd 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 Z% W }% u3 e8 I
If the plural of tooth is teeth
1 L; X! O) Y& T7 w* Q/ lShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth" v* W- T1 `- a/ r3 n$ Y
If the teacher taught,
. a& K0 H4 Y; i4 }% i1 yWhy didn't the preacher praught.: l! A p$ q I( {3 t1 e) A5 g
3 Y- x) V. G% b4 AIf a vegetarian eats vegetables$ L1 S1 u g W% u" Z
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?5 L; c% n3 x+ k1 W) g
Why do people recite at a play0 q2 b# y8 H$ i) r; ?
Yet play at a recital?
- Z: b4 Q) _ N. m- V. MPark on driveways and
' B1 e5 s0 f& ]& N/ yDrive on parkways
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/ _/ n7 v; Z3 kYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy/ I- A" X' i( S3 l; H, u/ `
Of a language where a house can burn up as+ m; T) V3 e; t# g& S: P
It burns down
0 Q, ~" }+ n6 O* w$ FAnd in which you fill in a form $ G# @' L" ?4 H) O4 U& Q/ k
By filling it out( \& j5 J# O/ [. h2 z" V2 @
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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+ h# z( c7 j: u2 aEnglish was invented by people, not computers
, ]# D! i) ?! L3 I! b( T- VAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
" J0 r6 T7 v2 c3 C0 y s(Which of course isn't a race at all)2 S0 n2 ~3 k; z0 | K* m7 J
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That is why
! ^# O- Y5 A9 P G/ l: \/ \When the stars are out they are visible
3 \, Y# [6 h, J/ \: kBut when the lights are out they are invisible6 k: `4 `7 ~/ ?" H9 Z @
And why it is that when I wind up my watch# X0 q" S, u6 X0 n
It starts
% V+ C/ T8 w, P$ |But when I wind up this observation,3 [& W* v9 I1 Y
It ends. |
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