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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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) k" @" x8 c4 Y4 FLet's face it
" p) v& d$ J4 S2 r; N \English is a stupid language., y# u! `1 O% N, h* n+ ~
There is no egg in the eggplant' f% h2 [" o0 M* I
No ham in the hamburger" Z. A, h8 W. d& t8 Y: A
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.' ]( _+ _ q. Z4 h4 Q5 ?7 J
English muffins were not invented in England
+ u9 z. s/ K. {1 L0 ~French fries were not invented in France.5 k* N* }' @+ E$ O0 k% ?- C
$ k, c6 f. p1 U/ H0 g1 P6 aWe sometimes take English for granted
! A, d# @1 m* X" {# X* jBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
) E; c) }% m" E$ KQuicksand takes you down slowly
0 ^, }5 g! Q9 k" k0 tBoxing rings are square/ ?* V% |3 D$ l- \1 W8 u
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.( a' Z, u, t6 a2 C5 f
If the plural of tooth is teeth
/ P1 t+ l- I$ uShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth) r3 M0 J% _7 ], ]$ i
If the teacher taught,1 Y E2 w; V4 h: }
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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6 W3 W$ @2 [/ R+ c/ gIf a vegetarian eats vegetables; W5 S2 J2 g" _8 `! p5 R- z
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?8 c. q: P: d3 j) L, \! I
Why do people recite at a play
, ]/ Q4 U( W, @/ gYet play at a recital?
( H& G# N/ Y, i! KPark on driveways and
! h: {$ w; {- _8 }' W! F/ [ ~Drive on parkways# K! m7 N+ K$ _+ H# w
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy, ~! N' j. M1 J! @: a3 `+ p
Of a language where a house can burn up as
) S9 v4 M: ~# l _It burns down4 B6 M3 g: g4 u' ?) h) Y. F4 X
And in which you fill in a form
5 \8 w- Z( T' s2 e2 pBy filling it out
7 y( e0 b$ e9 q* |& T: gAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!( q5 x2 @' `! j9 [0 E! y
/ Y* n! ^. p. t! V- }English was invented by people, not computers
# }5 k, V1 a1 @- XAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race- k6 z0 w! t) z3 t6 {6 L1 s$ v. l
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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e* y$ F& h+ E) \, vThat is why
/ d4 @# `( p, e p9 F- G" a( JWhen the stars are out they are visible6 x2 H3 D: `. E$ {) X* |
But when the lights are out they are invisible$ j+ k7 d5 l# j4 q
And why it is that when I wind up my watch# d5 t- \, N2 s4 Z) U- p, b+ q) I
It starts
9 a- C2 y$ K3 ^* ]$ iBut when I wind up this observation,- {2 ]6 o# L; @/ Q! g/ c! t
It ends. |
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