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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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/ r2 w$ x2 z8 q& DLet's face it
% H. b; @( q3 H1 h' D, X, R# N3 QEnglish is a stupid language.6 @, {: @1 a0 k% [4 B2 y1 k
There is no egg in the eggplant
( `6 g; b- p; q) |/ E# VNo ham in the hamburger7 F8 ?1 ]) Z6 d P# Z% t
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
6 Y( Y1 ]) E3 L* \9 i) ?! U3 r, X2 B# cEnglish muffins were not invented in England
1 Y) s1 x# m V' i! w# `French fries were not invented in France.8 x" H" z! t. ~; W2 x
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We sometimes take English for granted
/ Q/ B1 I: `& x$ PBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that* D% Y, V- i" [! c1 X6 r
Quicksand takes you down slowly# ?+ w( {0 b' c6 V
Boxing rings are square
! F: ?! `# R4 K' h& q" OAnd 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.# I; n* p d, B* T
If the plural of tooth is teeth
) V. Z1 |8 C) NShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
8 h- ]0 c5 M6 T4 H6 c4 pIf the teacher taught,
2 B2 ~" R X3 ?9 I& j8 W0 vWhy didn't the preacher praught.( O0 [/ C) M# }; u" s* G+ ]
; P2 b% o" }, V/ jIf a vegetarian eats vegetables8 v; n# J) @* t% w1 q$ g1 c N
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
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Yet play at a recital?! q1 U) w1 o2 n
Park on driveways and* Q6 }: B: k+ e" F( B
Drive on parkways
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, T+ q! a6 q4 a$ W0 s& R% e$ sYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy7 }" @+ E, F; |$ H
Of a language where a house can burn up as) r3 F1 i- A' A# j% D2 Q C& D
It burns down
6 `4 [2 t1 I3 L7 z& g* XAnd in which you fill in a form ) I# W! D6 T1 j4 W2 Y3 z6 A
By filling it out
! Z- H9 o$ H- e: x# p# nAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!% v9 i- D7 b; ?$ G
A- {" ?1 J0 v. ]; DEnglish was invented by people, not computers5 t4 J. D( y, d6 V) ?! w6 k4 x
And it reflects the creativity of the human race. w' a+ l7 j9 n; n( W
(Which of course isn't a race at all)' ]& I! a5 u& ^) t1 j1 q
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That is why; K# B) {. t& P9 y5 d7 x
When the stars are out they are visible
. i% x8 _ \# S) UBut when the lights are out they are invisible
5 M6 R; X J( @ k3 m/ Z6 h# dAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
1 O# J3 u1 b. F- R% |It starts( n, V* R" R. g% Z0 `5 ]
But when I wind up this observation,4 ]& B2 O, A7 |0 R* M
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