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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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+ k- p, i0 G L# W) C! I4 z' e& ULet's face it* ]. l4 P; w9 ?* Z& k: `
English is a stupid language.7 H! `# `- Y' @
There is no egg in the eggplant
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And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
# S& ~+ H1 n7 F& C* F$ {English muffins were not invented in England X4 l2 C; U$ I% P
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted7 R/ A3 Z4 D. R. u
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that! Q) ~7 u f: P4 m. m9 r
Quicksand takes you down slowly! y* n( L: ?+ D9 U0 `7 S# w/ H
Boxing rings are square
" z+ p" i o) cAnd 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.' {' P5 h: {% ]& N
If the plural of tooth is teeth
9 V9 Q! \( X! IShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
0 E( G9 t) y$ N/ E! O& ?. S' ^If the teacher taught,/ f3 c: T9 e; }# ]7 q! _, A
Why didn't the preacher praught.- P# @/ e' [1 S |. `
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
. V) h! S0 {5 j& J M9 r& SWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
: ^; p' y2 g3 G: p# L# E |Why do people recite at a play
; F0 W$ E! f4 {8 `3 n' r" F3 y/ qYet play at a recital?
' b a; b7 C" ^$ p" d8 WPark on driveways and A |7 {7 u1 `! }$ w4 l% C4 P
Drive on parkways. @: v* z& s) C# e' e4 m
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
5 B. i8 E5 Z, QOf a language where a house can burn up as
9 p) R8 O3 n {! z V7 s, \0 AIt burns down5 Q) o3 x/ Q1 i, f9 b: X" v
And in which you fill in a form
/ n9 l' I- A7 @By filling it out
) j$ w: |5 ~8 }8 d+ _" ?) z$ RAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!0 A0 L! y# @. f6 U4 Z
6 r0 H: t! G- yEnglish was invented by people, not computers
- M$ j z. ?/ |! hAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race/ {" o" d- h: |$ |* B( g% B& ?6 B
(Which of course isn't a race at all)+ w9 a$ ? H# I* t
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That is why
$ {6 V; ?- ^" [0 @( J8 x% ?7 ` KWhen the stars are out they are visible
* V/ i* z: ~/ @1 f! c, [But when the lights are out they are invisible" j' P" g7 [3 d2 f) t7 o, @, }: ?
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
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But when I wind up this observation,
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