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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?$ i g: G7 l9 d; o. S z
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Let's face it
1 Y" A5 }( y! ]# c2 KEnglish is a stupid language.
3 V# ~ J: s! I1 _+ z2 r8 LThere is no egg in the eggplant
# {& t: @# N7 P) C0 ONo ham in the hamburger
) w. Q' z+ w4 K$ W. ], B" k. q: HAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
( f6 D7 d4 Z' l$ d EEnglish muffins were not invented in England: C* l6 `; ?, e; b) V* x
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted/ I) D4 F" n! K, @" M( x6 h1 s
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
9 P; N& [7 }4 P/ k! j. J- nQuicksand takes you down slowly
, b0 A; |+ {3 v- w. y8 xBoxing rings are square; c/ \; j+ D! ^: d! w7 b
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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6 |% v7 _, e+ X' d6 @, jIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing., L! m" r: J3 u/ |% ~
If the plural of tooth is teeth
2 _) R* [3 C9 o/ r% pShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
" ~; P" H j- V, SIf the teacher taught,: c8 e/ K1 m4 l( O. j
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
- v) m; q, Z* M! }: d. SWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
6 f5 `3 `( L1 sWhy do people recite at a play
0 ?; {3 K3 K" w5 U/ R, o& SYet play at a recital?
: ~* x4 O! q4 j- b# UPark on driveways and* I; {9 D/ R# ], {9 j/ C
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy# V7 P I: n1 t, q- U0 f* L$ u4 v/ q
Of a language where a house can burn up as
- b, E- U W3 A# f/ fIt burns down
# ?2 [ I2 r( }9 YAnd in which you fill in a form
1 ?7 x! k; t0 n# g% t* X& g) ZBy filling it out
: R+ O2 K/ _' t+ {. zAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers' \. J6 s( [* J
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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/ |; e8 s$ s5 i# K0 VThat is why
# X& d1 _* S1 s S* B% `When the stars are out they are visible
7 }( w2 Y L6 o* H2 @9 E: BBut when the lights are out they are invisible
. z( p$ j7 e) Q5 w* D4 S9 jAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch% k7 |7 y5 ~' ^, ?
It starts
! ]: C% O. p/ QBut when I wind up this observation,
3 R# k6 K: j6 H4 M) l1 j. OIt ends. |
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