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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it* K8 L @4 i) O4 A1 c' O! Z; a9 J
English is a stupid language. G# A. R. Z* F7 A0 M% F4 d
There is no egg in the eggplant
( K& F* l9 M% \! l+ ^1 g1 y% q6 z" ONo ham in the hamburger/ `" K1 Z/ F7 L; e# u+ V
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.3 ~9 t% c/ o9 L7 C
English muffins were not invented in England
: c/ q/ ^0 ~! k# O2 W* H* e' FFrench fries were not invented in France.
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6 [2 X% @! V" M; _- vWe sometimes take English for granted
% W) B4 o0 M8 X. P7 sBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
& J+ H+ W* i7 p* k- f% X( z; }7 cQuicksand takes you down slowly
1 M( E) R8 N! D& u4 R d# L( vBoxing rings are square7 E( B" F/ ]3 }& {' q
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 2 R! \7 Z! @! d5 p& g
! \9 h, B# T7 K# TIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.5 L7 {% s" r1 b/ S# i# w+ y% e
If the plural of tooth is teeth
3 [5 b, `0 n) a. ZShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth% u+ A/ `9 J9 V! t
If the teacher taught,
/ c# @: d- j* ^( F5 NWhy didn't the preacher praught.0 T4 O/ Q/ L9 V3 T t! n) E- q
. n0 h( g0 ~0 j7 X+ c: gIf a vegetarian eats vegetables- f* }- o5 f6 d# _; b; N' e& }
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?7 ?1 X9 m9 j, v
Why do people recite at a play( b T9 [; u& E' `8 b
Yet play at a recital?2 K. t. L3 u* c, ?
Park on driveways and
7 @. A0 k, J* v* U" ^- ?Drive on parkways7 j5 a, m$ Y f6 Q4 E3 o& }9 f6 C
1 f4 N& s0 e, LYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy8 Z9 }( ^$ _) V9 }0 Z h
Of a language where a house can burn up as
~. u+ b9 Z3 A0 C8 w4 e5 sIt burns down
5 `7 s: a, ~% G. s9 w& \9 z. NAnd in which you fill in a form 7 q1 b3 I6 k$ g! q3 x! X% b/ u
By filling it out
8 t+ q8 Q7 B1 D9 }+ u- WAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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& ?4 V. q8 c# IEnglish was invented by people, not computers
5 Z6 v$ ]+ R, Y9 s' X3 GAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why; \2 r8 m m7 b' ~
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,
9 @) }0 [8 N7 F2 r1 y0 k( yIt ends. |
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