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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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% T1 u$ [$ o+ iLet's face it
! K& s R8 a! o( J+ a: t: uEnglish is a stupid language.# i+ \0 ~# b3 f6 O
There is no egg in the eggplant# L) K- w4 p5 J& O+ ^' B6 G6 e/ S
No ham in the hamburger% X. d8 F9 b' d' V
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
1 _! m$ O" s& F3 R0 U5 E$ fEnglish muffins were not invented in England8 D3 E$ p$ k; b; p5 [
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted8 `: q. {; r; J1 @5 l' b" D
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
9 \( @& L. v# Q4 F# dQuicksand takes you down slowly' u9 M. }3 [2 }! s/ t" D" H C& p
Boxing rings are square. v2 b3 ^0 Z9 d( |; r
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.+ P' t" r# q8 D( P: @$ j, c* ?
If the plural of tooth is teeth
1 g3 {* E! t! E$ M. sShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth& \6 ?# `; K) [8 ^# X
If the teacher taught,
' y% G7 \/ b/ {7 }& R2 iWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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/ k, n& t5 v7 \% A6 X$ vIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
: g/ T+ L9 ]/ Y- U1 }What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
* c) v2 r; w1 Z5 U8 pWhy do people recite at a play9 A# Q3 S0 }3 i1 ~- T& O
Yet play at a recital?
0 c3 O/ D* J _( VPark on driveways and1 D7 w' d. o& w8 X; E
Drive on parkways
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; j/ ?" l; K: ]4 vYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy( Y1 f# J& U4 P+ U1 x" Y/ U# c
Of a language where a house can burn up as
" ^, h5 m, r( Z6 qIt burns down
d/ m; s- v( _. S7 g& W+ g( j- e. HAnd in which you fill in a form
) l- T: a! ^* ^* P& f+ ]; tBy filling it out
- l8 F4 _- q! ^* q$ Z$ k; U, VAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!8 I1 b6 Q x( }9 {' V( J, q9 U
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English was invented by people, not computers7 n8 i, N1 v) t1 W+ q" I
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
9 C2 c, Z5 H3 B2 B2 u- `/ [' G(Which of course isn't a race at all)4 l) G; w* e' {% k# x) o4 e" a6 `
( |2 _$ C* h4 x2 J7 W4 d. _4 C! CThat is why
9 r( \! ?) B5 KWhen the stars are out they are visible
' `) b$ C( ?4 M/ I# B1 E2 IBut when the lights are out they are invisible
# ]: e$ x$ s$ E0 Y' rAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch$ \1 M7 {; P0 e' C1 }
It starts
" ?5 }" }$ h: c$ qBut when I wind up this observation,
" j4 I! [, ]* U4 TIt ends. |
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