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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language? u" M4 q3 J& L8 ^1 U
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Let's face it! {0 w$ E f( v! R/ |4 a
English is a stupid language. Q: s' B0 x( Z
There is no egg in the eggplant& h2 T1 G* [7 b0 K2 u
No ham in the hamburger; H. d4 l& ?( q3 G( L$ b
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
6 P0 t2 D- `/ V6 r. v/ k' XEnglish muffins were not invented in England
3 `& @* m8 D1 r' o5 ~French fries were not invented in France.! E5 M2 ]) V8 y6 Q4 _. S( [" q
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We sometimes take English for granted( u% y- d& ?# R3 {: ?' h" b
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
' ?4 I! ]% g+ ?7 d+ `Quicksand takes you down slowly
, {$ n- {/ O9 B" o. v; OBoxing rings are square
! X& C0 U7 @; s8 Y0 AAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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+ U, |. |/ Z6 _+ H+ h8 l( Z0 FIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
; f, k1 Q8 Z4 \. o5 v8 `6 TIf the plural of tooth is teeth/ c' e+ S/ e3 U. C4 n d
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth4 k9 l4 m; N8 o- b! ?8 |
If the teacher taught,! d4 T; F% a {5 F
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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, w3 }$ [5 ^0 X' sIf a vegetarian eats vegetables5 [& \4 L$ m/ a( L, }1 K g
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?2 W+ u X8 n/ l4 L9 }" [
Why do people recite at a play
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* Q- j( E0 ^% ~Park on driveways and
7 A1 s& Y# D: C- S' vDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy+ t) ~0 d4 S \- P g3 @
Of a language where a house can burn up as
; v4 p' l. n m g+ HIt burns down8 b& s( M5 m. H% ?; i1 J6 o
And in which you fill in a form
/ U+ M( A0 h. _, o% @ Z, T, TBy filling it out5 O9 A& V1 Y \+ ]# C* ^
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
2 e5 B3 p/ V0 h$ bAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race( W; g7 `; b0 J. f4 `
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
' C1 Z2 E2 h5 |9 TWhen the stars are out they are visible
; P! v1 K h6 uBut when the lights are out they are invisible; E+ Z" O4 V6 Q% S# `% I
And why it is that when I wind up my watch( i& J' ~' Q7 \
It starts
3 C- A9 H$ c$ i. `8 b5 N: YBut when I wind up this observation,
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