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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?6 _" B( ?2 } k$ M7 N3 t2 r
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Let's face it
7 A( Q; B) E! p. `* t6 t7 o1 FEnglish is a stupid language.
6 o. s: u% O3 C- eThere is no egg in the eggplant' @7 _5 f' P8 X, Y% C x# p
No ham in the hamburger
1 {+ ~2 r4 b( t n; ^And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple." R" x3 i) {' y ?
English muffins were not invented in England
/ p( ^1 N/ M$ W+ Z) }: BFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted# C) k$ t; ^" x" Q2 D& N
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that' T% G/ q( N+ ~; }
Quicksand takes you down slowly* ~% J4 ~+ C Y, \" K
Boxing rings are square( g5 s$ Q! E# a: J+ ^
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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4 q, V1 Z4 t! t( C$ lIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
: R! A2 r7 M% H" QIf the plural of tooth is teeth
5 {. P- Y3 D* e2 `Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
5 `5 R# ]" O3 o3 |4 `If the teacher taught,
2 t) j7 C$ g2 t& ZWhy didn't the preacher praught.6 C, z' k) j) I8 k, k4 O1 V
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
5 R) I$ q2 G+ Y bWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?# O& t0 G$ t" U N! K- x# C$ L. v3 o
Why do people recite at a play+ z U& P! T6 l2 S G6 @
Yet play at a recital?
1 E/ i# C E5 Y, D. r1 M8 PPark on driveways and
3 B" o$ ?/ V" K" XDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy W6 E) D$ O: |
Of a language where a house can burn up as7 b( O% R3 S1 w. M
It burns down7 H! ], _5 K6 E/ q. p
And in which you fill in a form
7 L% J6 e! v6 @" ~By filling it out+ t& P0 v$ }: i8 Y' V
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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# P( J" R/ F. B2 _English was invented by people, not computers e, d" u+ F2 n$ T, n% q! a
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
) b8 {3 e# S1 J. F(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
. ]% \3 n% q v4 Y0 |7 `When the stars are out they are visible
( x% c; h+ q H& G1 D& uBut when the lights are out they are invisible. p* g7 b. s; h- ~- _8 } H
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
5 Y" U$ G+ b: s! T( Q* T1 n* y) QIt starts$ P, [2 u$ m& ^' F0 f9 Y- Y4 p
But when I wind up this observation,' O9 f$ l, I. L# r4 c1 v( r
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