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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?8 ^* t5 G% \' b& D) m
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Let's face it
4 P' m& f! {( [& h. q; VEnglish is a stupid language., d6 g! X6 u5 S x
There is no egg in the eggplant% }7 M5 Y& \! k" X0 F- S
No ham in the hamburger
/ X7 _: P8 S$ m) xAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.7 }3 J: ]& o2 {
English muffins were not invented in England) n6 x1 D- ?7 |2 \ @& X
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted/ ?: `. o& O6 c; Z( s9 [; Y
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
% O" c3 z- n! n, h; i3 IQuicksand takes you down slowly
, h- r6 Z- n( s$ E6 w, CBoxing rings are square6 Q9 G, M2 F5 L- g+ q6 o: g
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. + l1 L/ `2 W: k P
x% k+ G2 `+ u2 K2 hIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.3 s! j9 J7 j8 ?$ v1 i
If the plural of tooth is teeth* W7 L+ U9 n& k6 t- ~" u' y
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth8 i( a% ?5 ?9 k: v* u
If the teacher taught,
: B C, B' z2 d& `) dWhy didn't the preacher praught.8 j: q, N m: x& S' c d/ H; h
; w8 O7 D% {# w2 l8 v& z7 iIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
1 J7 y: `; G; \- X3 f- X7 XWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
& ?) c' ?1 Z$ C* GWhy do people recite at a play
5 Y7 d' x7 N5 K& ~, m1 k5 `Yet play at a recital?# V% Z( o W! y- h$ d* x* S
Park on driveways and
- y$ q9 D$ E! b' ?6 V5 ?, k( b0 |Drive on parkways
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C, o' k' s' g" `/ c# P/ }! E6 sYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
2 g6 q& j* M$ D7 W+ R( v7 AOf a language where a house can burn up as
+ a9 T7 T1 R6 o8 J- FIt burns down
0 A. C6 b$ W& rAnd in which you fill in a form 5 }' c; w% z) P
By filling it out
* Q l" B* N. ?2 {: H) }( ZAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!8 r8 C( |* G8 [+ |& }) J+ Z
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English was invented by people, not computers2 v4 C1 x: W9 O( [
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
4 v! x. r+ e7 K6 N2 h(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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3 c; O w! }* A) d' a8 KThat is why$ r( q1 r( |/ M3 ]3 s
When the stars are out they are visible
/ @, F. d8 _8 x7 L7 H, @* Z. |4 jBut when the lights are out they are invisible& i# Z" D2 \8 u) i
And why it is that when I wind up my watch1 E) I4 Y- C' g: W
It starts) m' t5 O8 ?5 K/ M$ [& _* R4 I
But when I wind up this observation,
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