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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language? X- w: ]. V0 y
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Let's face it$ H* w$ {. @5 M+ j5 P
English is a stupid language.# E, B8 T5 y. y; ~
There is no egg in the eggplant5 J2 J2 e5 Q2 W5 b5 N. X
No ham in the hamburger J9 u+ J" ^2 A) F8 K3 U
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.0 k3 N( t% M1 m ?5 H
English muffins were not invented in England
$ h1 n7 c1 {% gFrench fries were not invented in France.& p; W, z9 i% k
3 v6 j3 v+ ^9 X% d% D( zWe sometimes take English for granted
u" F7 X J @) E) n9 q' w tBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
+ U+ W6 c1 k# W# yQuicksand takes you down slowly9 h5 l& }: d/ {+ L9 Z; V+ L9 N
Boxing rings are square7 K" F' r1 B# A, K9 B1 X
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.- r8 @$ c) m1 D, P
If the plural of tooth is teeth
9 s8 o" P3 J, VShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
$ S: Z& B! f( TIf the teacher taught,7 W2 Y) j& o# {0 J. F: D" {1 U1 v
Why didn't the preacher praught." s/ w$ H q. X
2 R- F1 K9 Y& x y6 zIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
" \6 l& u% [7 l; _What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?& l1 l+ K# S& m2 W4 [
Why do people recite at a play' d9 b' g- ]; x. s3 _( L
Yet play at a recital?
2 u+ X6 D, A. `& Z( p2 e# y2 j" yPark on driveways and
- y/ y; B& L8 A# qDrive on parkways& I( S: q! ~' _5 J6 ~! }
4 u. [2 q) N, L% G2 Y& L, E# nYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy/ Z+ Z, O$ ]5 m4 r; R9 J7 j' s/ m3 T# o
Of a language where a house can burn up as" n9 \ |* {1 @- t5 i+ {* e+ d
It burns down
4 [9 [$ S* y* B5 W# F: KAnd in which you fill in a form 1 C: L G6 B7 E5 Y E
By filling it out1 j, c* L- T; _1 W# D9 V( t' y. F
And a bell is only heard once it goes!' t5 V" y k" Z+ t6 t# m4 J
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English was invented by people, not computers
( ~) z/ L" C( B5 qAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race: O( g3 m- A$ k: v1 T/ s
(Which of course isn't a race at all)6 f P/ ]7 q/ k$ ?$ e8 k1 r
, P- V! G0 N6 _2 D e- XThat is why+ ~& S5 V$ `( s& E
When the stars are out they are visible% G& _) y% {9 E* k% ~2 ~, O+ ?
But when the lights are out they are invisible. X, z6 C+ y# [: R. w5 @
And why it is that when I wind up my watch8 T; h ?8 ~) _# P! L) y5 ~
It starts! z }; C. |9 d
But when I wind up this observation,6 i8 N: |& o7 o' s
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