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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it9 b0 u8 z3 D3 l# n4 W% W
English is a stupid language.
0 \/ g2 Y. I# @ Y1 sThere is no egg in the eggplant' Z( O* {# T4 Y% m q0 R
No ham in the hamburger- p: U$ f% I0 q
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
# m" J3 h2 F9 g$ s% H F4 WEnglish muffins were not invented in England4 ~# h; Q# `4 O4 w: n$ ]7 P
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
( ?# _1 Z! Y2 K! x2 v8 |7 H, yBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that, @: ^! n! A$ a$ A
Quicksand takes you down slowly
* ^1 d6 A9 w$ {. W/ Y& zBoxing rings are square: |* }% d- J3 g! }- ]
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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8 E( U' t. S0 Q, k5 C1 rIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
9 t# U$ ]$ B/ Y) `! \If the plural of tooth is teeth7 X ^- L& t) u U" M$ _) b: X
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth, l) L2 k& M. f
If the teacher taught,2 c" ~/ T5 ^: ]5 V; l
Why didn't the preacher praught.0 Y& h# k4 Q2 k" `5 N/ y5 {
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables, D1 m, [0 a6 V% J) b
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?/ S4 N8 D7 d8 e# l; f4 ]
Why do people recite at a play/ C0 M+ x" A% d
Yet play at a recital?5 N* p) b: P& L; c8 ?
Park on driveways and* @1 ]1 W* M9 I, c* V0 S, F7 n+ ?
Drive on parkways
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3 E2 T* O) s; k5 W' Y1 k6 cYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy) \0 L! j/ S# G% N
Of a language where a house can burn up as
2 Q5 m1 ]2 Z0 WIt burns down5 U# G( c p1 _: u+ J& p7 r
And in which you fill in a form
3 F1 h) x' z4 j2 m, Z4 DBy filling it out
& O0 A" s$ O5 l( c; oAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!& m S$ |- ^' r* j
1 O+ a6 G3 [. s3 ~English was invented by people, not computers" x, ]; S, E& S8 U
And it reflects the creativity of the human race( d/ ^9 l d9 q6 j
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
# k' O2 P6 \/ n; M" dWhen the stars are out they are visible: I( e: n+ G' D7 Z; z5 D" {
But when the lights are out they are invisible. e9 A5 `( j5 h* D0 V5 x8 t. Q. ~
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
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But when I wind up this observation,0 ?) |0 {# I: X+ A7 @5 w
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