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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
3 F. I ^' e K' u, DEnglish is a stupid language.( u% r# k& N3 l$ U
There is no egg in the eggplant2 i1 k4 R+ V( c! ^/ T7 B! Y
No ham in the hamburger4 D; Q0 A$ P# {4 J9 e
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.; G9 ]" ^- d8 ? h$ F
English muffins were not invented in England5 |) m3 P$ s/ y1 ` Z9 }( T
French fries were not invented in France.7 y# ~4 o# D. O t& g
3 \* w) h5 P" I- T; E5 pWe sometimes take English for granted' L$ p0 D% ]/ V7 ]
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that* Z0 R: E9 q. {' ^$ F" X8 ~
Quicksand takes you down slowly' k- E( s6 ]+ r' Z6 f
Boxing rings are square
; h1 D4 D' x+ D5 G. a2 {7 V5 jAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. " I7 Z" r8 `5 z; [ t! q
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
. S, F( z. o7 z* P, c+ I7 mIf the plural of tooth is teeth
* }6 a# x K' ]/ c7 q( w+ }Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth! H0 ]" G* k2 A; g. ]* f* e( I
If the teacher taught,
& u' F) Y/ F% B8 h+ F. tWhy didn't the preacher praught.2 m1 G2 P7 X$ {: E8 C6 N
( ~& {& T# J# }If a vegetarian eats vegetables' {5 o! z; `1 M8 f, p+ ?# Y; N" F( J7 @
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
4 R) D1 R, A' l% V: E/ ~Why do people recite at a play
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Park on driveways and! k- H- ?' c: f; q
Drive on parkways1 S( B3 r& J# c6 q- l
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down
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5 u% F) M( S; g0 d2 \By filling it out% w6 {. u4 V2 ]7 n% K
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
4 c7 ]( K' y( B/ BAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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1 g, D2 V$ G7 y3 x ^That is why
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But when the lights are out they are invisible# S: d5 G @( n9 \
And why it is that when I wind up my watch& k6 X/ Y& |) t* T/ b
It starts
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It ends. |
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