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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it) U4 W1 C! a$ m% P
English is a stupid language.% u# t x1 G# v3 b" L
There is no egg in the eggplant0 r1 E$ z* ]1 |( ^7 P0 c4 D
No ham in the hamburger4 s" b; Y0 ^7 Z0 H r; i3 d% H
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
/ f1 b7 ?0 U- q8 a8 lEnglish muffins were not invented in England
. h& V. d* i! T3 y9 \French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
0 k; i, U% K% C2 wBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that$ b* k9 A; R5 c" n$ T: V- [& @
Quicksand takes you down slowly
8 B; B, ]: u' a/ r6 L" ?" y9 BBoxing rings are square
9 _ D3 a) U( _- K, l1 mAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. # J4 b3 s- D1 o* b* O
6 ~: @& c( `; P4 i4 s3 \$ fIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.% `8 P& K# p- d- u" R& J2 \" j
If the plural of tooth is teeth; g" f: K+ ^: H9 O4 b8 y# q9 B, [ F
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth; k, L5 s& h- ^6 T# j
If the teacher taught,/ x6 X3 g2 D! i+ q2 v7 x
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables! K$ e# l5 [8 }. G
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?# R2 q1 @* @0 Z; c* e- r( a- q
Why do people recite at a play
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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- i1 }6 ^" W0 V( \7 R" Y/ B* ?It burns down* L; [, ]8 N5 E6 `8 {1 O. w# h6 G
And in which you fill in a form * Y k% U1 ], @ O" ~( q& M$ _# X
By filling it out
. T7 }" j) l5 ], E$ u/ Y6 OAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!4 C0 ]" h& n# i, y3 d5 [$ g8 V
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English was invented by people, not computers
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(Which of course isn't a race at all)5 _" P) U8 q: g- y: o
0 D. E4 x8 N( M1 sThat is why% A) Z7 X7 f( J, I
When the stars are out they are visible
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And why it is that when I wind up my watch/ v+ `& i- o2 A2 E- {+ }
It starts9 m+ G! C) u/ f+ p0 d8 C( N
But when I wind up this observation,
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