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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
2 {" W6 ?0 {/ @. XEnglish is a stupid language.
; N2 }$ D; T: I ^) hThere is no egg in the eggplant0 ]1 [* I* l( K9 y
No ham in the hamburger
3 e4 \8 a X+ [* p$ v& m8 U/ b RAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.& r0 x) I- _+ n1 R' V6 h* D
English muffins were not invented in England s* k; V) y( r
French fries were not invented in France.: T" b5 C1 O4 P# x( s, \
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We sometimes take English for granted& t1 u5 n/ W" F4 f
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
/ v$ X2 U' Z0 R2 F6 ^ [# F( R9 ?Quicksand takes you down slowly$ {7 D# [ M# z* p0 |1 }
Boxing rings are square
. W! G. f$ J, D' R, ~3 b8 [6 MAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 3 v4 D+ H+ l) ?! l. j
4 i8 |% _3 z2 Z% lIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
( L5 `0 w, l4 V( Z' p9 g: GIf the plural of tooth is teeth' e1 t/ a2 j9 i7 u, C
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
! g* q, G* i% OIf the teacher taught,9 n1 x4 v& Q9 K, n6 W
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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. g7 {% a4 u( F" c bIf a vegetarian eats vegetables3 q" h2 c( B: ?" h2 y+ g
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?4 U; K$ r1 N1 d" p% T
Why do people recite at a play
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Park on driveways and5 q& G8 P( q/ ?) F" V8 k& O* g" J1 _7 H
Drive on parkways0 v- x5 y+ l2 s6 y+ n/ @& ?
0 g& w& E% ]2 b3 z" E3 F: A! |You have to marvel at the unique lunacy( t$ s+ z; k$ P8 h. N
Of a language where a house can burn up as
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And in which you fill in a form
. J P0 x5 y7 e7 DBy filling it out# w; u. X! V2 y8 A M. e Z
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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4 O( w( f: s7 o* ]! L7 \" r# AEnglish was invented by people, not computers1 j8 u0 l2 X; ?9 b: y3 _
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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/ M( W( k$ {6 o% `6 OThat is why
0 Z* n6 R% p g- t2 OWhen the stars are out they are visible9 d# `; @3 m- N! E/ |- R0 N- K
But when the lights are out they are invisible
8 P: I# \4 |6 f2 a+ Y% ?And why it is that when I wind up my watch$ H+ S; P, n, I Q
It starts
9 c9 \4 U5 M* \2 i# R0 J+ WBut when I wind up this observation,$ f( b" @+ w3 B4 J: k9 v
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