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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
2 B% o5 I+ W" m& W( vEnglish is a stupid language.* V3 o: W; W& ]0 W6 D/ F
There is no egg in the eggplant, C- Q' O w7 _5 I. z1 w0 q2 e
No ham in the hamburger; t, c, M) m# u
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
U: e5 y* ?# i8 a! b# OEnglish muffins were not invented in England: ?9 j S. j' {& W0 j2 M
French fries were not invented in France." _. v% c0 @' s8 |/ s% ^& Q
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We sometimes take English for granted
" L, }8 y) `' L7 nBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that1 T Q% h! I4 ~; u
Quicksand takes you down slowly0 u; F+ @/ S6 [# d; ]. C
Boxing rings are square
0 Q7 l4 M$ T/ E6 N: [' [And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 1 O& p+ K8 Q; u! q1 \* l: W9 A9 b
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing." k: c9 ?5 q9 D. j) b8 h
If the plural of tooth is teeth
3 U# X6 u" x J; RShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
7 x+ q7 d3 }2 j7 w TIf the teacher taught,
! x! y& V& L5 zWhy didn't the preacher praught.1 s: m. L/ q, ]2 x( { \
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables9 Y$ K. F4 a7 t+ v8 F
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?6 N3 I" Z; F E; J ]8 d
Why do people recite at a play& }3 j0 G) E" U: B
Yet play at a recital?
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Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down
0 S( p' |# v+ f- D: UAnd in which you fill in a form
" p b4 W H( D) g6 m# B. ]By filling it out
/ I( m+ ~3 x4 C( x, w- xAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!# M' f% R) e- T
* R: ^! k9 F: V8 e+ y# }English was invented by people, not computers
5 a% N2 Z/ ?9 [; \And it reflects the creativity of the human race
9 I; f7 K% \( }6 U(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why: c, U2 E3 l' j- s, T0 S9 ~
When the stars are out they are visible
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And why it is that when I wind up my watch
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But when I wind up this observation,% s8 Y) Q' H: N8 b
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