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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?* n; ~: K8 h" ]9 L' c* b& Q9 k& l4 @
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Let's face it
% I% _! @+ ]: m3 k E0 L `+ b2 c3 J9 [English is a stupid language.
# g% M# m+ o5 z- |% }8 hThere is no egg in the eggplant$ S- r% M8 P, c: {* b2 H7 @/ s, a
No ham in the hamburger4 Y. A% n$ M s6 Q8 d
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
- I$ _3 q- `4 iEnglish muffins were not invented in England
3 h! u3 Q( Q/ ^8 d8 _- [French fries were not invented in France.0 O' `- f8 a2 d! V5 R
4 f; \+ S; H- GWe sometimes take English for granted/ ~% t( i3 d1 U5 A3 V7 h" J0 e
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
6 R [. m; O: AQuicksand takes you down slowly
9 `9 |# a9 @" z9 M* i# `. \Boxing rings are square: o. l% ^7 l- M8 F# x2 j
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ; V( N' }. p& U$ d" T& v i
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
- } Q( x. T @' j1 b; CIf the plural of tooth is teeth
6 R. w" X4 e$ K7 |, ]Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
7 _, o. t6 t- c! \" RIf the teacher taught,
/ V+ T; a8 j$ l' e3 HWhy didn't the preacher praught.. A: ^: F- B. T- t- S% H$ X
& [) g1 M( E- [: l' HIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
9 p0 l6 k4 W2 J5 Y4 }7 Y: wWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
3 K7 A! w4 I3 T) U8 wWhy do people recite at a play7 o- ?: Z& F" n/ [# |
Yet play at a recital?# Y/ W# O5 ]& R# v7 l
Park on driveways and( G; c' s4 K. s1 Z
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy$ ]3 w# ^- N* V6 q" v, g, D8 x
Of a language where a house can burn up as7 x( r Q% }+ Y1 B! d6 L6 S1 c
It burns down* x0 I9 q6 Z; [3 n6 A6 I) N
And in which you fill in a form
+ p$ o& J% s) Q9 Q" K4 `' nBy filling it out
# @/ A3 F9 O3 _, G) V3 a- RAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
: q+ i7 R2 i! e' hAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
$ X$ C' w/ T0 I' J. n6 @( H(Which of course isn't a race at all)( R. N' b2 m! f! Z$ `
( g) P+ s O+ z! v4 R9 h2 ]That is why
% Z/ G. Y4 K$ l0 F" ^7 c& g' l ?When the stars are out they are visible
7 d* z% m2 A, R0 s- e. x# R$ p3 {* {But when the lights are out they are invisible; t2 }/ {7 G2 I
And why it is that when I wind up my watch* ~) A* U& j8 W3 {; m& f5 @! ?
It starts
% B0 O* V7 c6 N, cBut when I wind up this observation,9 F: ?5 Q: q, l& p: O( t
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