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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?& `2 ?4 s; y% B0 G, }5 \
; h9 d) ^# e5 Y( Z, KLet's face it
' z: W" ?) b0 {English is a stupid language.
. R0 c; H) ^5 ]( [9 c4 e" ZThere is no egg in the eggplant% b7 i5 A- ~0 H( y. A, Y. e1 T
No ham in the hamburger D# T/ @0 h" ?# `0 ~
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple. e) ]" H, ]& K( Y- o' o
English muffins were not invented in England
5 `/ [/ L2 [0 f; QFrench fries were not invented in France.
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5 I( \9 w0 V$ D) R- ^0 DWe sometimes take English for granted$ v1 e$ t1 x; o. d
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
9 V3 f8 L4 ~) @ x& cQuicksand takes you down slowly
# D% ~' D5 J8 |2 b0 U" ?: ZBoxing rings are square* M8 p- I# v5 b, y4 I8 K1 d
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. : l- N5 `+ n9 J) W7 `, W
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
/ S& j7 `+ p5 C6 ?" m, MIf the plural of tooth is teeth# O4 t) n. F {
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
( j [5 F4 N# n9 }If the teacher taught,
0 [1 w1 H3 } P; U7 c$ a+ l% y1 XWhy didn't the preacher praught.& N, E8 H" k2 _4 s! T
5 x% v' [7 |0 u2 n9 |If a vegetarian eats vegetables2 w: p! S W5 M
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
/ b# L( n: m2 S/ O: D# S# q& @Why do people recite at a play" o* D4 y9 `1 `) n4 ^
Yet play at a recital?
& t' B: x' n/ S$ l3 w. BPark on driveways and
% `* x: S2 ?+ c2 v/ r2 ^( UDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy7 ?0 T. b+ f& x [/ N c2 G( U2 Z
Of a language where a house can burn up as
; B) [+ S1 n2 c6 fIt burns down* {3 `$ p* p6 \' y% X
And in which you fill in a form 8 i( i8 y+ Q; |
By filling it out- \1 ~# O: C3 n
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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' z1 b$ L4 ^6 q4 z# a' n9 GEnglish was invented by people, not computers
* F( h% a" }+ W' H& RAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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+ O9 _. D g( Z/ A3 K* s0 m3 p- X5 BThat is why
8 j2 ~9 G, F7 s( k1 e1 sWhen the stars are out they are visible
7 x5 E# j1 C& q* {+ S' f( A/ g* hBut when the lights are out they are invisible+ s7 w+ P S) b. I% I `4 i
And why it is that when I wind up my watch7 _; l9 p% a! ^! g
It starts) y8 V" R0 p4 ~1 n, R9 Q" W
But when I wind up this observation,
/ u9 q7 Y0 p' D% D$ v a& yIt ends. |
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