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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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5 D" k- d4 A4 f7 ]7 ^( Z/ g1 RLet's face it
) R2 `0 k [1 t3 M0 A; pEnglish is a stupid language.
( u2 l" O+ M; XThere is no egg in the eggplant
7 W& f" y6 u, X. J2 {* b- ]8 }No ham in the hamburger
& x1 G1 [: C+ u9 J- ZAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
, x7 @; l$ b! U: {English muffins were not invented in England
8 n i# E4 {5 ~- n eFrench fries were not invented in France.5 L* L9 g$ D' [8 {) f3 ^
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We sometimes take English for granted
b" L0 @3 `. `- A% x1 c0 P+ tBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
6 D% ]- t- j# d5 y, w( WQuicksand takes you down slowly
& K O( V" m5 t1 q6 \+ EBoxing rings are square
! `6 h. z1 R8 D$ K+ V9 v0 a5 ~5 gAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 2 z5 d: {4 s7 L/ I; {& _
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.* E8 l7 F7 ~- i: l
If the plural of tooth is teeth9 K. t# X, Y) Q, E2 L$ M3 c8 ~2 Q
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth8 X; U* a4 `, V5 ~) n
If the teacher taught,
. `6 z" D/ K7 Y& r, Y( h$ iWhy didn't the preacher praught.8 c9 v) |6 w8 k
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
4 S3 s, C( R9 F# ?' QWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
2 G/ w" R! T& t9 V) D5 e LWhy do people recite at a play
) P1 Q7 w0 l. s' mYet play at a recital?
+ s' P1 K9 Z0 a; Y0 L' ^1 TPark on driveways and x5 {% s8 E) s2 h( N; J* V9 m. T0 U* M
Drive on parkways& z3 s/ H" t/ t& R8 ~
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy/ n' ^9 x! U* Y# ?2 L ^* I
Of a language where a house can burn up as5 K# z/ c, U8 ~! @8 V9 R. C
It burns down
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By filling it out8 I7 d; p% ?3 V$ z3 O0 N- c
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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: j) e' ~+ {( X! H$ EEnglish was invented by people, not computers
9 `) }% _4 j' F3 k- nAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why
) J6 b" I1 A- P$ t( s! a5 gWhen the stars are out they are visible" V0 w! G" ]3 b
But when the lights are out they are invisible
' j4 n( {1 C1 x9 }- n3 U) `; WAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
/ t( @$ X# X( }2 IIt starts' q7 G5 x3 d2 V$ t
But when I wind up this observation,. V/ p7 E/ ]5 }8 l/ w
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