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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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0 K# P4 s4 g% h+ {& r6 Y# eLet's face it
+ |; E7 G7 z8 d5 ~- o! I1 nEnglish is a stupid language.
, V3 O/ [- h/ ]" D" EThere is no egg in the eggplant) U- C# {* z7 W; I
No ham in the hamburger* O* R# J9 y, C, d2 b
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.. r9 }3 D) w/ l! H0 \
English muffins were not invented in England+ D! m3 ~1 [$ {* L* P
French fries were not invented in France.
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# [# N9 ?4 {. K ?9 k& {We sometimes take English for granted
" `- |3 E% `9 c! jBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that: [$ R" x) r+ K" t8 `
Quicksand takes you down slowly
7 \3 {" @9 b; P1 h6 QBoxing rings are square
2 f9 } B6 ?$ W) _8 [8 ]3 FAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. - ~$ T" O: j: y' x1 P3 W* m+ a
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.: h( @+ ?/ j6 q* ~' g; \% N7 E
If the plural of tooth is teeth
! J% a0 M; X; V- K1 zShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth" M1 C- H$ J+ ? ], K+ q" J
If the teacher taught,5 x$ G9 x, M6 `2 R" {, J
Why didn't the preacher praught.) [% s' b6 Q3 i/ B
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
, j+ m) c0 B6 NWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?! p# s# z' t- P7 ?* V% v" ~
Why do people recite at a play/ g* P2 I7 r0 ~% l# h/ A1 |1 ]5 N
Yet play at a recital?
( e; A% H1 A/ KPark on driveways and8 s+ y6 h, m s4 p. q: g
Drive on parkways
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; b! P F. a6 z' H* y& T. Z7 CYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
0 I L* e% W D7 h% LOf a language where a house can burn up as) Y- p5 J! f9 L
It burns down
8 I/ M1 a7 V+ p$ a2 y# w4 L3 dAnd in which you fill in a form 1 m8 J9 Y" s. L8 S7 r) i% ?: {* ~
By filling it out8 V/ A- F& B3 E' _
And a bell is only heard once it goes!- M/ N. O4 F8 d
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English was invented by people, not computers4 C) S8 c. i8 f9 l5 c4 Q B2 S
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why
7 S$ |, e+ W, G9 C$ DWhen the stars are out they are visible3 a( q/ n! U/ J
But when the lights are out they are invisible
) ?, j5 s& i6 c1 N4 EAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch' d4 G- h4 A0 r8 M% v8 p; t# ^
It starts
5 g9 k. e8 S0 F" Q( }( XBut when I wind up this observation,% b+ q. v' ?7 _4 U. @! |% ^% r
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