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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
1 N$ L' E, Q" ?) yEnglish is a stupid language.; U- Y% a0 b- e. `( N* E. N
There is no egg in the eggplant n8 |. T5 u" |0 N/ T' f' V' N" v
No ham in the hamburger
: v% p% }+ K1 s. SAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.7 E$ s9 u' P, Z- D7 Z& W
English muffins were not invented in England
3 v3 Z, e/ n+ b( t- _% uFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted6 V2 x' o# \3 T
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that! D) G D. u7 O, q
Quicksand takes you down slowly
+ @8 q( O+ z& o. }% n6 `+ Q: p4 b+ hBoxing rings are square
7 E, ?, a% _% V5 W6 |7 `And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
: g9 {7 u5 E4 I& p: j. tIf the plural of tooth is teeth
( C4 [ N8 M" j/ A' eShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth5 d; G8 D9 L! f0 S
If the teacher taught,
7 b0 U! H: p- F; M4 S$ P- V2 I) IWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables% f+ z4 j1 a2 c; a% P
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?* v& `+ m: r/ L1 ?9 b6 S
Why do people recite at a play0 u: c h x. \
Yet play at a recital?7 v" H) I$ J7 I$ n! u2 v" I
Park on driveways and/ n8 q4 b$ ~5 K5 H: g
Drive on parkways9 ] p' N+ k, n8 u$ V, i
J% Q! Z2 }# x! m# S3 _5 GYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down) e+ d2 k8 y- B2 v/ K; g& Z
And in which you fill in a form
# B5 W* [$ ?6 ?; h! M' WBy filling it out
% t& H! W3 u) M3 W1 OAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
! I$ X# f' B" T. xAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race' w" A, Y% K5 ]' Z
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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/ _' l x2 M4 A: YThat is why& W. F: F+ w/ d$ i4 Z( S) M
When the stars are out they are visible, g1 T# a' _' [
But when the lights are out they are invisible+ ^3 Z2 P* n ^) u
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
( |6 w* P) i0 t! z% J: ?It starts
" @# J, y6 ?6 \1 p- I0 qBut when I wind up this observation, P3 b* n/ x( P3 l
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