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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it. X5 ~7 u' T/ a! l& T" {
English is a stupid language.
, Y( a( D7 r. u* V( t+ @& @+ D: xThere is no egg in the eggplant9 P$ j7 v( l, f7 S
No ham in the hamburger; M \/ S8 X7 a# t/ J3 b, ]
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
2 y9 W. ~# B6 `" OEnglish muffins were not invented in England. [" \6 W; w* d& i# O
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted, b) R1 L8 f5 X3 X$ O9 {
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that' {" f" t1 b- A2 n3 N$ P3 h
Quicksand takes you down slowly
8 ?" r& g+ l: X' h% G2 z% VBoxing rings are square
4 _6 Q6 j/ Y; d' J$ t% s6 g1 sAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. , T t* m h8 ?
5 h% }& x6 x0 c& ]8 TIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
3 k4 b: Z: ~/ T6 S, m/ NIf the plural of tooth is teeth
0 ` s: s6 g" e" ~3 iShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth% [+ S3 v; o4 b
If the teacher taught,
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
+ W5 [; c7 N- R; l7 w9 UWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?3 s4 D& B. ? E; f
Why do people recite at a play3 B: H) ^2 H7 M. [, r
Yet play at a recital?) K, t" ]' H* }' s4 b- D
Park on driveways and
, e3 k' p+ W2 s4 zDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down% T. U' Z, j1 K; d" @; C; F
And in which you fill in a form
. S6 y* Q6 L- ^* zBy filling it out6 v6 T, O* I* H
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers0 t L8 L1 L; v: p; _
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why
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But when the lights are out they are invisible' \& r: j) ]' p1 N4 B
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
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But when I wind up this observation, l/ s) h# ~+ P' Y8 L
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