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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?! B% k. c. O* D5 g+ ~* [" N
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Let's face it
+ L: o& u3 f& g) e" |English is a stupid language.
0 o: | _ { xThere is no egg in the eggplant
# h5 R& W6 ]4 |- u- jNo ham in the hamburger1 Y7 t! M Y" d% S' B
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
0 t% {! w/ y# w+ e; uEnglish muffins were not invented in England* @1 g! Z+ h* t3 b3 l* ~! z3 {
French fries were not invented in France.5 k% F5 C# W: h3 H1 A
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We sometimes take English for granted3 Y3 l6 s" \# f
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
+ ] j2 {% N" Q% G" iQuicksand takes you down slowly' U: B0 }& z R( O. e8 H# X
Boxing rings are square
3 S* V$ Z. [5 z2 @3 s, H% \4 R, c! RAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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. {. d! h) Z; r. ? n" G3 @If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
" M( N3 v, |; [% \If the plural of tooth is teeth8 i. ], u+ Y4 r8 r4 x, `: R7 z7 U
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth/ I) ^& \8 |: J$ G5 i' m9 L
If the teacher taught,
% [: Z+ O0 }" Q' E/ P+ LWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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$ U0 O/ }; \: x" [9 `' c: y, U8 ]% R: lIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
/ t6 f( U0 V0 m# L8 Z, FWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?1 D1 g1 c4 i+ X0 U. X; \) v) P
Why do people recite at a play
6 f- m# N- o3 A1 TYet play at a recital?
# k9 @/ Z6 `+ WPark on driveways and4 a6 b: n4 J$ G) |9 D$ H: w r2 J
Drive on parkways" b8 a; u# @, n" w$ h2 x3 ]+ C; C; q; c4 r
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy3 a1 K/ s/ r) c& V# m% L
Of a language where a house can burn up as0 R; i) S4 [. P# R# V3 L
It burns down2 ]' q, I. L, @' ?' T- J, |
And in which you fill in a form
! H3 A7 f# h4 B6 s8 P2 w5 d) ?By filling it out4 E5 ]) ?* i: @0 K
And a bell is only heard once it goes!) L @( M8 @" N* e
, K9 O/ h- B" L! I2 |: A9 sEnglish was invented by people, not computers- k6 v1 r3 N& m# |0 P
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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+ h, e1 ~. V2 |; L. X$ d9 v. [That is why
+ G/ i1 M+ M) ?" sWhen the stars are out they are visible
2 C f( `2 n! `1 ^* \) CBut when the lights are out they are invisible
+ E( T8 `( r% V) p! d. ?; KAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
' U( Y" W5 |3 n& z# a0 KIt starts& ~1 u( P2 A, \9 J2 q% H$ g" F
But when I wind up this observation,
! |: m I1 F/ j% jIt ends. |
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