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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?' Q# u% x9 S7 C8 H
. f; G) J& N/ G) G4 U6 J0 J( d; a+ ^) dLet's face it, C8 R, H7 j! A; _
English is a stupid language.
1 @3 [$ a. N1 `/ q5 dThere is no egg in the eggplant
6 _! v& V ]! jNo ham in the hamburger1 x: d0 c4 c2 S" Y# ]8 b" q
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.4 u9 x5 L; X( K+ Z+ X: {/ I4 l
English muffins were not invented in England; }2 I, u* j% r( L; C
French fries were not invented in France.
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! b+ N) u) E8 Z. HWe sometimes take English for granted
u6 q- q0 i6 h/ ]& jBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
& H/ e7 u' i' \1 ^7 \Quicksand takes you down slowly$ t! o5 s" r* u
Boxing rings are square. s- p% N: \/ ?) P. o# _
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ( ?& L+ g# g/ H) a/ D
2 F) y" n% d r \If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.* o3 c! F0 Q" C! I! }1 k9 a
If the plural of tooth is teeth) f" Y1 R" F# a
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
9 M) M- O3 ^# J) {# RIf the teacher taught,
' n5 l. r2 t2 f, i# y, |Why didn't the preacher praught.2 G+ J1 ?1 J% q- C; o
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
$ Y3 e( i. w7 ]3 C9 d- pWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?) F' ^9 C1 p6 i- ^
Why do people recite at a play9 ~: P7 G0 |5 n9 v
Yet play at a recital?
" B" Q( O' k% V& J0 JPark on driveways and
- v/ u, m8 L& T4 fDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
$ B W4 w* `( N' COf a language where a house can burn up as
7 |! B8 r9 ], F. ]/ e+ VIt burns down+ M' T0 g3 u$ w8 P' D
And in which you fill in a form
1 ^- [7 k# R9 bBy filling it out9 C T2 B, \7 O U# q4 }2 c. y
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers& N2 a9 X( S4 t( Z( r
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why
) ?2 r# R0 M1 _0 P. a+ m) U) j- JWhen the stars are out they are visible
6 w9 ?+ o, \# O7 YBut when the lights are out they are invisible
N. _( U# z- k5 e5 n) o3 bAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch- w7 J9 A! \" S2 x N# u
It starts
" k% e" K B% g! z2 zBut when I wind up this observation,) s1 y- I l3 Y5 l5 {: c6 F
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