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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?* Y5 y# L8 t1 {! D
/ A3 N$ j0 p6 @" x4 I- o! m4 tLet's face it
" A2 F. B1 f0 iEnglish is a stupid language.
+ ?9 o: q( T5 ~There is no egg in the eggplant
. [. f _/ d) S) e+ ]) RNo ham in the hamburger4 Z3 [6 |3 f1 ?# Y# a2 c8 i
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple." k4 x! ?6 B2 q( `
English muffins were not invented in England
4 A' @8 D( E! w IFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
, {1 F. X. P3 `9 X& X, v8 @7 y; oBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that! _" c3 [' ^7 c' ^% Z8 |& L" v
Quicksand takes you down slowly+ u _( Q! s0 \* F
Boxing rings are square
! B; X* g/ k0 y) C9 J7 _. @$ ~# `And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. . j8 I( H! H9 u5 h+ R
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.$ N, d {, A6 d6 p1 L# P
If the plural of tooth is teeth& H& {, N; s7 X' }/ @- W
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
A0 y& U) I* W, W P$ q8 d: S2 v+ ]If the teacher taught,% t6 Q" l% g2 l. r, h' `, G' A
Why didn't the preacher praught.7 S: X: L. @# W1 R
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
3 L8 \( J7 D |3 x6 rWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?4 f* _ t" z1 ~; ]2 u$ @) q6 G9 T" R
Why do people recite at a play6 r; k o# O( s3 H
Yet play at a recital?& ^4 o4 Z; `0 w
Park on driveways and7 \1 A% K- ?- i) V; ~& N* x9 _
Drive on parkways6 Y* E9 t2 _$ I$ ?) l* u9 g
5 b$ E- c m9 a; w/ }2 O) D& fYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy6 B$ M4 N- F5 G" J2 A
Of a language where a house can burn up as
. Q& l' d( x$ \, }1 v6 uIt burns down
6 i. ]( t) R5 R) M: r1 x WAnd in which you fill in a form
- I0 G- |* _9 b6 jBy filling it out2 ^- k1 s% C+ }: l. e) A
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
; m) Y X- f% fAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race) e/ R5 o% f0 a8 Q1 R5 c! [
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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+ O, Z. [ x" WThat is why4 O% Q$ L! R n% E- }
When the stars are out they are visible: t" c( }7 O" V" |2 N$ ?
But when the lights are out they are invisible* u% Y+ e# J: o2 a8 M
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
6 |9 n! _$ S' q$ @/ D4 D+ ~It starts
8 I9 B% B2 s/ @2 L. pBut when I wind up this observation,3 x0 [' \' ~4 D; O" O# J
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