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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it6 P9 a) S# v: m0 G4 A7 g0 Y
English is a stupid language.$ e2 P6 u1 U! {/ v. C6 P
There is no egg in the eggplant
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And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
9 l! p( M7 i1 e( Z8 A' B; y' }English muffins were not invented in England; Y9 N) o/ E- Q* G9 C. _7 B6 B0 b
French fries were not invented in France.) u7 \, R% \, L2 X3 O2 f- E% N
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We sometimes take English for granted
# V2 i0 G+ i4 L3 O' s: h! Q1 LBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that2 P6 A0 X' Y' @0 X5 B
Quicksand takes you down slowly
8 q' e$ v5 T% _# D3 QBoxing rings are square! J; f3 B. k+ l! b( w
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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& t; S* w+ A+ n$ G9 ?If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
! ]5 [! W# q' m4 s2 b) ~; qIf the plural of tooth is teeth0 @' _# }3 m. N0 m1 ]! Y& _: ]+ _
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth% O, t* k9 d/ z6 x7 N/ d* m4 ^
If the teacher taught,
& R2 a! D' D7 u1 _9 |7 }+ z4 v( j N/ VWhy didn't the preacher praught.7 I4 U" m$ h5 v8 y) Q! Y
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables$ d Z& Z: [$ ?- g! M& x: r
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
: G3 s i2 f4 h4 PWhy do people recite at a play
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Park on driveways and
$ }8 V2 R0 [" D9 y$ JDrive on parkways
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* s& L& ?. @- M) C. C9 I! {8 S7 ZYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
0 O: z7 W" Y, F5 c( [+ nOf a language where a house can burn up as, P( D0 d! J j, p! M# o3 ]0 D0 e
It burns down
# d4 u$ }! e/ C% NAnd in which you fill in a form * k! @3 j& c% g" D
By filling it out" H$ B; n. g& t" U5 @2 a3 e
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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% _4 F3 _8 Y% v3 ~: [English was invented by people, not computers
( F! b+ l9 F! T; |) V# Y; ^And it reflects the creativity of the human race4 Z4 y2 C, K+ l8 C" H# X6 `& ?
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
! v6 q% u2 f1 L& Z8 ^7 fWhen the stars are out they are visible& X( W$ q+ l* V2 P4 E
But when the lights are out they are invisible
* e; {, r! x1 p" S8 j! @And why it is that when I wind up my watch" W- `, X7 ]. ?2 Q
It starts8 g0 n/ n7 V" a, l
But when I wind up this observation,* D: ?! H, D, V! m9 x4 A
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