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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?# N- p: }, @3 q8 ^# m2 D" C7 q
8 D+ ]9 K; t2 A% P5 f1 ZLet's face it
! q4 T/ h6 f1 R$ V! r# H. H$ UEnglish is a stupid language.
" A* S6 x! c: y3 y2 S- ^5 TThere is no egg in the eggplant
- x) G. {2 E4 }No ham in the hamburger: c! [/ Y2 K$ \/ B- f, w, v
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
) W; }8 J4 w& s& j: yEnglish muffins were not invented in England/ K0 S8 x8 M5 T @4 ~
French fries were not invented in France.
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+ a8 B7 s- S) l% J9 \9 `) S! mWe sometimes take English for granted& T' }- [" y. n& \' y: b, z% H! N: {
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that' \1 i1 d0 y5 M0 y
Quicksand takes you down slowly
$ j& i$ A/ N; q' r) W! f. C. rBoxing rings are square
. f% x8 H' ~0 a5 I' ~And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. + Q5 z7 O" Z* ?5 S8 @3 Q
6 H2 t( D, u9 O4 I# w9 v8 VIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing. ?' _" x" Q3 B( w) i
If the plural of tooth is teeth: N. I% Y4 A$ P; Z& F" v
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth+ X5 z- x( @$ _+ \
If the teacher taught,* j& M/ _# X" P+ k
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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% \! h1 w) e {4 e& W+ IIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
" Z; ]3 Y( @% _% C zWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?& u0 R8 j7 |+ f( \2 ~) w4 j
Why do people recite at a play
# d) V& Z6 H% qYet play at a recital?
+ r2 W5 V- C3 b0 k, PPark on driveways and z1 q! i5 p6 u; J) a2 H1 C+ B" S8 i
Drive on parkways, }* }* G) f5 p6 u
. m% D# B8 R! f. p+ `You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
' d I% B3 I; ?' XOf a language where a house can burn up as
. p# L9 s: y' v [: nIt burns down) E" e) ~2 r3 @0 b: r! Y
And in which you fill in a form 5 K4 C! W) E3 F0 `. r( ]* t
By filling it out# ~7 `' I4 Q; G& I
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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2 I4 {- o( \- B5 B6 _6 C5 vEnglish was invented by people, not computers5 K% D6 y8 N6 W, L3 \
And it reflects the creativity of the human race. X4 q% y5 L- I8 s; E; D3 j
(Which of course isn't a race at all)- Q D, {, L1 e& M4 R1 [1 V: _
2 q- b) y" I6 K( lThat is why
2 c; x5 w% M3 Z& F) zWhen the stars are out they are visible' W* l/ K" V. \2 j
But when the lights are out they are invisible' x5 e3 w& m* @/ d
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
" W9 p& |& a8 G0 X/ w& nIt starts i, J2 ]% `1 |1 o4 q
But when I wind up this observation,
o; X, R' u4 }7 m( x4 T) \It ends. |
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