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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?, d: J/ s' d( r) ~
# ` R$ A* @) ]0 Y& }; Y8 }Let's face it
! _% N8 D0 b0 mEnglish is a stupid language.
/ O/ E% f8 |; ]/ p0 x* [4 D. e& P. uThere is no egg in the eggplant5 f; w2 T O0 Q/ y5 |, E; {+ K' ~
No ham in the hamburger
% F: { \) Y: q% z4 lAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
. m- P7 r( h3 E6 \& ]English muffins were not invented in England
. t. o. S& I* _& G; jFrench fries were not invented in France." v( g+ a( M" M+ z5 o
0 n [: O+ t; ?0 B% J1 J" x7 ]* v! _We sometimes take English for granted
( j" l/ m9 t6 ^4 ~1 W7 C6 u0 U: n& IBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
3 D1 H& z1 l, B. C4 {; u1 m( D; CQuicksand takes you down slowly
) ^) R. U% w9 p, V3 \0 d- EBoxing rings are square8 l6 ^8 W5 ]* W4 w) q4 V7 p% U1 {
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. + e, v: Q2 J7 _4 Z# ?) |7 o4 }
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
% G: J/ E! k/ ]& |7 u% }If the plural of tooth is teeth
( o: S: @& d, c5 XShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
7 E+ G* Q+ a6 z |8 pIf the teacher taught, T+ ~1 \: r4 n; r( U( u9 e
Why didn't the preacher praught.; E7 q1 i$ `5 Y
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
. k8 b, h' C, Q. A9 p \, jWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
3 _5 i% m' S9 bWhy do people recite at a play
% P7 Z/ v) s: Y+ bYet play at a recital?% p$ w( ]2 U+ A+ m F
Park on driveways and: M) z+ \& Q" r+ P
Drive on parkways
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9 i3 F, r; J5 z5 W5 P9 T TYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
# t5 K; ?% M( l# l" H' VOf a language where a house can burn up as5 h) Y# O' n( X% h/ ?( L
It burns down
+ \0 J. A: A B/ @3 X a* w3 dAnd in which you fill in a form
/ I3 |' B0 O$ D- N) F8 TBy filling it out' A: |. ?, f3 u
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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?0 x8 Q4 q$ c4 p# h. XEnglish was invented by people, not computers- x' Z0 L0 H: k2 |
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
5 l8 W$ n8 H( j7 `9 p(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
7 E$ z9 O. ?' d! @' b! vWhen the stars are out they are visible1 M6 ^3 l7 Q2 _" a0 w
But when the lights are out they are invisible
2 @' y8 ^5 }, P* ~2 v1 F- `And why it is that when I wind up my watch
2 |4 i& S$ a# X/ `It starts% u; m* ^6 _) R& s$ {
But when I wind up this observation,
1 o2 [$ A; _" f8 C6 ZIt ends. |
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