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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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1 H) i+ L/ Y% Q& B! JLet's face it
( z1 @7 F2 C% g+ l3 ~6 zEnglish is a stupid language.! Q0 C2 @8 J9 q: ^7 f9 Q g
There is no egg in the eggplant
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And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
; i/ V; a* b3 D/ e7 r, `3 x: r, kEnglish muffins were not invented in England: n' o' K" ^% {, y. M
French fries were not invented in France.
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4 V+ P# ]* d ~! o$ i. Z/ h3 vWe sometimes take English for granted& F- {& x0 v h$ N
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
" x8 i% `$ A. B/ D; o7 o1 ?, QQuicksand takes you down slowly4 S3 C# T0 s1 @' w( t
Boxing rings are square8 n6 h: y! q7 j, u5 q9 c
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 4 s1 c$ `- a1 I8 A% a, E0 {
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.* C# d6 W* G9 T" T
If the plural of tooth is teeth
( ?+ f* f# R9 V. h" @7 S2 gShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth9 h5 R% z3 _( h) |
If the teacher taught,
' v8 \9 ^: W6 e! F) sWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
4 a4 f" b& Z7 U0 I, i; D; |What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
2 E2 {+ S. m/ [0 eWhy do people recite at a play
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Park on driveways and
" N8 e3 X0 O% F) W9 ADrive on parkways
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; V+ }% k$ Q: T# Y. c; d: I. uYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy6 w( T0 P+ I% @% z
Of a language where a house can burn up as
* R1 z. t7 T2 i JIt burns down
9 g; {' m# L; q2 lAnd in which you fill in a form 8 n1 p9 Y+ k2 z4 R
By filling it out
2 _+ B P$ M6 d# m$ O8 U- cAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!9 i& O& M. t8 J( Q8 w' c! W/ `4 w
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English was invented by people, not computers/ ]/ q5 {3 R1 T( t5 G9 |4 Z, k) G5 v
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why
+ J7 p$ N5 t! W3 _/ ^% V* ~When the stars are out they are visible
! J, P. h; T& s: WBut when the lights are out they are invisible' q- Q1 u) q( _4 Y
And why it is that when I wind up my watch o8 ~ _7 \0 z* r
It starts
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