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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?. C( [2 s! `7 b
( Q5 j" r3 O" M$ s, Q2 xLet's face it) |* a+ I3 t* O5 k0 x
English is a stupid language.' G- m' O# K( i/ z* _
There is no egg in the eggplant# Y2 _; @7 h3 {# O: F9 Y
No ham in the hamburger
Y c2 D2 L9 I( d+ n! N6 |/ UAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
: z* X2 \% ~3 O& P- v, XEnglish muffins were not invented in England
( C$ w- q& R1 `3 H) LFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
' Y0 n$ ~# P& u hBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that6 a7 U" { z4 N( C7 ?
Quicksand takes you down slowly! @6 j7 a) Y2 Z+ E' Q) M9 R0 D8 [
Boxing rings are square3 c# D. a: _: `; i, m- _1 n
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. / S, R0 J! x1 Z7 e, p0 `; T0 O
7 J4 U! d4 h9 q; }If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.' n3 b- Y' X4 X
If the plural of tooth is teeth( L: z+ b% w" g. t' h6 _
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth, Z/ f# t8 O( Z! E; [
If the teacher taught,1 c3 E7 p0 m8 Z* M* V8 J
Why didn't the preacher praught.) t0 J2 E4 T$ d, X4 t
0 w0 E% r- C* b1 P1 DIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
+ t1 ~: J6 `9 wWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?. D: o8 u6 T9 D
Why do people recite at a play
`6 ~0 |, O, z0 m8 mYet play at a recital?; E9 j( N5 Z* n* y+ }/ V
Park on driveways and
; Q) q# P3 S3 D$ i0 d9 {Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy" p% D- N& R9 A5 a
Of a language where a house can burn up as
. u% ~$ r! P; J7 `9 DIt burns down# h- `: D- |; C0 b5 E1 H2 W. s
And in which you fill in a form 6 N9 B% i! T) c! L' k
By filling it out3 W1 ?8 Z X# Z2 Q7 u' R' |
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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% D' t' e ?9 P+ `9 ]- Q1 mEnglish was invented by people, not computers
/ ], j0 {# q- B; r$ ?8 g1 A+ _And it reflects the creativity of the human race' d6 ?* W. d6 O( m7 R
(Which of course isn't a race at all), j& m2 @7 k$ \1 B6 c$ G$ _
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That is why' J/ j5 g0 |; q: \( I0 D! H6 O V
When the stars are out they are visible
$ K2 O* P4 Y6 L4 A6 Q" j5 C0 y( p# cBut when the lights are out they are invisible' D& G' ~: V) B2 {. }
And why it is that when I wind up my watch4 Y" g$ B( `6 S* u! q) T
It starts
# L8 C' d2 _/ b* tBut when I wind up this observation,/ J! A: q: O4 C `
It ends. |
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