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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
$ X, E0 V I- |0 aEnglish is a stupid language.
! r, ^. @$ `3 {( oThere is no egg in the eggplant
5 ^- T% D% V: a- S2 |" }No ham in the hamburger$ Z* o1 p! _# _; r" ]8 ?
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.! u, e$ X3 R# V @) A
English muffins were not invented in England7 P6 G- _; |4 K \
French fries were not invented in France.4 p6 x) G, Q. q3 l; t# Z/ S
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We sometimes take English for granted
% Q ^! t' X cBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
! c, [% F% `) K$ j7 jQuicksand takes you down slowly
4 {6 [" { M4 I) K, W& R- j( zBoxing rings are square
7 O% h v' z! T# _5 V$ M1 MAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ) m: l7 M, X8 _
4 O2 x. E. U2 I4 z6 y# TIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
{0 ]& G5 {5 _& f6 x. a: Q% T7 JIf the plural of tooth is teeth' g% ^ \; j1 ^
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth0 A' c {/ c# \
If the teacher taught,# d N- V8 r4 h) I& L- k
Why didn't the preacher praught.9 _: u2 h' s5 @, G) w. X9 R- P
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
* y7 F" O5 u1 u d- [$ MWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
; H& z% d) F; }/ N. L; Q, p/ ~Why do people recite at a play
: g7 @8 u: {7 ], [4 QYet play at a recital?% ?5 w9 u+ V/ h& c" ?8 N5 r, A
Park on driveways and) N4 H; S/ g2 r, J i. @. P
Drive on parkways
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% y' O9 o1 ~7 ^( s: Y; TYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy( q/ p) X/ j8 h2 f
Of a language where a house can burn up as
7 l. U) r+ H8 e/ O: h3 dIt burns down
0 y% y4 Y8 ?2 g9 A3 {& PAnd in which you fill in a form 8 V' z( f r/ p4 ?' q# M
By filling it out
$ \, u( t4 o7 {4 v2 fAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!6 }' B$ a5 c9 D! G- Z
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English was invented by people, not computers
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(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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1 j" R& o5 W8 L0 E7 |That is why
4 k" E& [+ ^" a3 O, wWhen the stars are out they are visible
3 @: Z$ j- X7 r, N+ S. oBut when the lights are out they are invisible
- W* b& A) S* \& ~And why it is that when I wind up my watch
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But when I wind up this observation,- w" }0 v# k# G
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