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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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0 r. B q% a, w3 [# {+ J! eLet's face it
. `8 }9 p% O; W2 g# TEnglish is a stupid language.
: R0 f9 x3 K3 f6 p3 a+ Y6 D) TThere is no egg in the eggplant4 V8 L% P# O7 Z( L
No ham in the hamburger$ j1 m* p8 [" M0 U0 v" x0 Z
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple./ q) t" l: `( D- J# C# f
English muffins were not invented in England
1 J2 M4 V9 r3 ZFrench fries were not invented in France.
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2 f3 w5 r3 H9 o6 ], W# EWe sometimes take English for granted" F# Y' W: @% q& K! a- T( K2 y
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
+ \( z6 f$ M; {$ dQuicksand takes you down slowly
! [3 Z) S6 t( \2 X3 Q A4 R$ ?& T% ZBoxing rings are square
5 B5 e% w5 B, j) a7 rAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 4 |0 u# K% i L3 D1 \
8 y( o- s P* o+ Y1 J9 @0 nIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
$ u+ X+ [% e a$ eIf the plural of tooth is teeth
2 ]' u( m) z D: |, _Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
0 @. [5 U% e5 v8 h+ o' E) hIf the teacher taught,- B- W5 J* [* b( |$ W
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
( q- ^. B/ J& ^6 {What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
; l# t0 H5 Z- `, a8 w9 _4 p( _Why do people recite at a play
. K( e6 n1 v0 e# n# y$ w3 oYet play at a recital?/ a' d( q1 [! }" l# I
Park on driveways and* y. c9 I# p2 w! e1 v
Drive on parkways4 ]- ~2 M. |7 P$ z: H4 y( y
+ b% b7 \: z2 \* b$ m$ y: sYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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2 \3 W2 h$ o& NIt burns down
/ N7 Y' q. D, m! H6 SAnd in which you fill in a form " Z4 g8 v; g% V( y# W! o; u. x
By filling it out
) O2 l$ C: o; z5 |3 J) ]And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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) l/ o5 g1 h* pEnglish was invented by people, not computers0 K9 j' @ P! C! F1 ~
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why
/ b' q- ?+ i" O! Z8 G' cWhen the stars are out they are visible
8 D, @! B9 V- _5 C4 UBut when the lights are out they are invisible
+ y5 e0 _& T4 N- V& pAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
7 M h5 e6 i3 ?* m! mIt starts
; a' D" x& J! Q8 WBut when I wind up this observation,3 Y% B& h6 x9 L) ^# T; I/ r
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