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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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; {$ Y( O; L: A/ M: d! R+ ILet's face it" [$ g! t6 o9 `* S
English is a stupid language.
' w+ F! W5 J% WThere is no egg in the eggplant$ d V3 I- M8 y8 h' c
No ham in the hamburger n: H8 \, p! a, y$ i
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
/ P$ Z; [0 G4 Y9 ~$ X( h/ ]English muffins were not invented in England2 F) i N: K0 N) C2 \& b6 d$ g3 M( o
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
, G/ c5 f& ^4 y# K) g# cBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
' \1 N' c! g5 ~( Z: GQuicksand takes you down slowly* t4 b5 L) A' R8 _* y
Boxing rings are square4 x" q6 B- [+ E5 ^0 u
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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; T( ?2 P. U2 L& Y3 T: V) {2 AIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.5 z3 c9 v B3 X* v1 W
If the plural of tooth is teeth
7 ^, b x+ U1 s0 C* m4 V4 OShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth, n! y3 t) n/ b! l4 g, ]
If the teacher taught,
# w. ~% {# R0 N+ P) }/ S9 x9 OWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables6 l; D2 k! m# n7 o8 @( j* \
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
% ?' b6 [" c* `1 c1 {) j$ M& NWhy do people recite at a play
: {& @# N6 y) B# o6 ?) \Yet play at a recital?
$ ?$ q' A, ^4 z* |Park on driveways and
4 W6 B! A! R8 v3 v' l- G! k* z2 vDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy, g9 o# B" M. Y) h# c" B% h
Of a language where a house can burn up as
2 d. ]' c d1 `2 N. T! I: N0 {It burns down2 M8 p+ {* P6 O, r, N9 z# j
And in which you fill in a form
/ Y7 ^5 r6 c0 |By filling it out, a- @& s0 c, ^7 R9 _8 e
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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2 r/ R6 T4 P. T u* XEnglish was invented by people, not computers, U2 q) `+ O H$ u+ `
And it reflects the creativity of the human race! D7 }5 ` B2 _0 ^; ^ ^% I
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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: [5 P+ I, q# V7 `9 Z" @+ X- QThat is why
3 f, ~+ S' s7 C) w/ J2 ^% b8 TWhen the stars are out they are visible
4 Y. C M! |* w9 {2 i2 R. KBut when the lights are out they are invisible% q' Q" X8 O, F1 l' Q0 U3 x( T: Y
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
% C5 C% R: N. O! ?/ A7 l" @5 gIt starts
+ _$ C' l2 p# N0 ~- T. F- IBut when I wind up this observation,' r! W7 Y' s0 Y
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