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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it1 ~ z9 b/ a- N4 j, J
English is a stupid language.
" V. s4 k9 d2 a; f" aThere is no egg in the eggplant5 e6 f6 ?4 F+ ?) B9 J
No ham in the hamburger
7 F0 N8 f+ O( ]8 R' D( h4 o9 Q: AAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.: Z) f3 v" u' D7 \
English muffins were not invented in England
0 l6 u r* a$ k9 AFrench fries were not invented in France.% }4 Z2 e& Q6 h; Y
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We sometimes take English for granted# o' n& y3 E" X/ }
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
6 \1 {; K( p+ b5 W- T. H( j% |Quicksand takes you down slowly
0 D+ I6 d" h0 O f5 p4 u" K) H; [Boxing rings are square
4 }: _/ f% z1 [' ^; CAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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& a1 U& l2 e- \# ]; R& y9 v0 ^: tIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
4 f- H5 P. P1 R* m1 J5 j4 O; rIf the plural of tooth is teeth
- a! k7 r, Q% M+ V4 yShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth" [! T P, _5 k# K
If the teacher taught,
& M! b; n$ u6 |, T+ IWhy didn't the preacher praught.' r8 H7 X) l' u2 t; ~+ F
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
" L$ g! G1 g" b* ?/ tWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?. G6 s& O. U0 Z4 p
Why do people recite at a play
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- q x7 \7 b4 R1 ~& W+ ^Park on driveways and
8 X9 G9 E. N. y% iDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy9 M9 U2 Y0 c& Z2 }& M
Of a language where a house can burn up as
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And in which you fill in a form 5 h+ F6 M2 m' J) l3 H4 A
By filling it out
3 E' L6 f }8 s7 \/ wAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!7 k9 M" B5 T3 S
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English was invented by people, not computers
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(Which of course isn't a race at all)- W: Y3 P1 v U: k) t a3 Y
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That is why
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% I, a* Q8 Y( {- d* m+ J6 f% a) n! nAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
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But when I wind up this observation,
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