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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?8 O8 Z' d9 k) A# t1 h
# N3 _/ Y. S" M; f$ O* bLet's face it
2 [' p& h( X/ x" gEnglish is a stupid language.) D# D2 G. ]6 Q
There is no egg in the eggplant( J7 Z+ r! ?' a$ s7 h5 n! C5 O- p
No ham in the hamburger
5 v" e7 `: F& c) }5 s9 g+ {2 \And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.! h2 |5 ?- Y" T* U- v
English muffins were not invented in England
9 Z1 q& [' G+ f: ~- D' C& M/ l# JFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted1 X8 u! J/ j+ N2 S! y
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
; e1 j: \/ o5 g8 ^, f6 C/ VQuicksand takes you down slowly
+ v9 Z# h D% Y1 [: E- wBoxing rings are square+ X& y/ k: U5 y8 }' F9 S. m
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. & _& E& q! w# G
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.. y1 m7 y. V0 ]/ `
If the plural of tooth is teeth; G9 v: J3 m+ X
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
( @: {8 Q* g7 |! [8 n& `If the teacher taught,
- i/ ^. k- V/ u6 c5 ?+ f( ^Why didn't the preacher praught., R9 ?6 |, A9 O+ z
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
- Y ~+ _# ?. v- m, G8 W' wWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?( I/ \0 i- d$ v( S1 i! d
Why do people recite at a play: @' O- |4 a, d! K- T
Yet play at a recital?( S; G# L, l" G; a' q5 Z0 G
Park on driveways and
: W; v T, d3 [Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy& J' ?; y3 i. C2 o
Of a language where a house can burn up as
! x3 }0 Z7 ?$ }It burns down
; t4 R; X" S' }8 R0 v7 wAnd in which you fill in a form
. R/ O* G* \" }8 fBy filling it out
9 J7 H x7 ^: {+ ~: G# OAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!3 R; n5 \6 ?5 S0 r
4 ~; X/ C: {+ E# TEnglish was invented by people, not computers
: p2 a# z+ D1 ^And it reflects the creativity of the human race! C8 `( H$ h6 n$ _
(Which of course isn't a race at all)/ a+ ^7 N, o( |* l
- b. o' L$ J- B( Z! ?% q6 h5 u8 RThat is why
% h: @7 l) d( t& g/ jWhen the stars are out they are visible) G: y9 g& Y4 g1 ]' n( d+ }
But when the lights are out they are invisible
9 U$ t$ _6 g" l' _4 x+ E: [And why it is that when I wind up my watch; J1 k( l/ s& x9 P+ \6 }
It starts
% z1 g) ]3 K0 I" ~: ~3 @2 r6 gBut when I wind up this observation,2 R+ \ ]6 S) |1 [: m: z# V9 h
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