Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?2 L1 w/ S9 I3 a4 a
8 ^; y) Y. J7 U0 [Let's face it, B/ ]+ D. i& ?/ S7 {8 v
English is a stupid language.5 }5 V4 b4 G# i& H V2 M
There is no egg in the eggplant7 v S8 Q0 W# t$ t% G+ B
No ham in the hamburger( `5 S6 P- ?' t4 m) }4 ] B
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple. ( ]" ]9 c. T& g; iEnglish muffins were not invented in England6 E0 I5 r+ n! I- B( F4 m
French fries were not invented in France.. C7 y/ S+ Q5 y* L6 V! p# d
" j$ P& I0 H& M+ s7 V3 O9 JWe sometimes take English for granted : |- \& `$ ^8 |+ C. N* ?. kBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that / R& c& F. C7 N* [$ a: Z6 dQuicksand takes you down slowly / r1 b5 S& ?" D* R9 nBoxing rings are square ~; U+ n2 z0 Z/ c8 X3 A
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ! j8 W% ?( D+ l2 S5 i7 P
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing. : _1 s" b |! q1 ]/ {$ _) q' Q/ QIf the plural of tooth is teeth1 b- Y! s7 }1 m$ S1 e; a
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth: U2 c' M. ]5 N4 ]
If the teacher taught, " F* ^- A# x: sWhy didn't the preacher praught.2 s, s' U+ G) L0 Y
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables 9 p) e" x' e) r% aWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!? ) r& E: Z# Y; J; G8 E3 Y. dWhy do people recite at a play 5 i, H0 r3 o# w/ L8 _, b0 C* LYet play at a recital? 7 Y8 e9 b+ H0 w. x# T K4 _$ g6 xPark on driveways and( u2 U. [4 s; y+ ?8 \* s
Drive on parkways% h9 O/ m |- l/ b5 j9 g
* _5 {: ^" ]" H6 EYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy& h5 l* ]4 R4 V& u7 R
Of a language where a house can burn up as - N" X g8 o, I2 m* ?It burns down / ]; t$ K0 G8 P8 p1 k! @5 vAnd in which you fill in a form $ S- }# s/ P6 |$ `4 @8 }2 A bBy filling it out 9 N D4 x" \" B2 V8 X; @& i- r eAnd a bell is only heard once it goes! 4 ^$ o% Q) D/ @) I( r % ?" z: d8 \/ q3 J1 }English was invented by people, not computers : Z) _4 Z5 a. gAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race ( G$ G9 Q7 O7 _9 l' C2 u0 v) S) [(Which of course isn't a race at all) " ]8 y6 a: q1 p# X w1 C , _& {, ? K2 EThat is why) R* c# @1 I: Y2 }% t$ d& m( D5 j
When the stars are out they are visible ; ~# ]9 r3 H5 iBut when the lights are out they are invisible % N: n, j6 i* ~And why it is that when I wind up my watch7 W2 _- P. R4 r' i, W; N8 ]' ]& l
It starts e, ?: V8 j$ v3 V! `$ bBut when I wind up this observation, $ s* c" |+ H' Z" NIt ends.
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