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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?6 {# x! L# |8 [& X. v) `
z; N1 g6 ]% W6 u, I" XLet's face it4 {0 k G) c& ~9 ]
English is a stupid language.
! i5 Q7 S; ~ r8 b1 h) sThere is no egg in the eggplant
) Z) M1 {1 z* W: Z- N |* xNo ham in the hamburger
. A" _( d2 s" V5 h. y. _) }And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
! o' |# O/ a1 X4 REnglish muffins were not invented in England+ {; u' ^* l; X/ i5 h1 K
French fries were not invented in France.( d6 q7 \: Q b' l0 Y
+ F9 v' `" ~0 D' bWe sometimes take English for granted( `- t- J# v1 N. L& m9 U2 p
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
7 l4 x h, T# ^% DQuicksand takes you down slowly
9 c0 W7 K9 C7 P, F3 CBoxing rings are square
5 G0 [6 X3 h/ xAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.+ N0 [+ _) p) b q
If the plural of tooth is teeth
1 p- e1 i: p- f6 n8 B g9 KShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
5 [1 B4 C( Q7 Z. L; XIf the teacher taught," D) c! B4 V/ y4 z" N
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables8 f& _. K/ g3 r! l4 A; R7 o
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?$ ?4 N; C0 v% s9 o* z1 S- I# y. Y
Why do people recite at a play
+ u( p+ y, s5 MYet play at a recital?% k6 T* ` G# o9 h% D+ } k* h
Park on driveways and
' J( D" z& u, g" Z: L# XDrive on parkways; i4 T* U' s; _ F1 w
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
; c5 N% P% A6 H6 _Of a language where a house can burn up as
2 J3 x; d" P4 ?, o& ]7 K) bIt burns down
( w6 [9 R d# R* W; k9 o1 z# u# ^7 mAnd in which you fill in a form ! u* z! D7 S1 N/ V; i
By filling it out
$ j6 a( G) S8 E% u1 f- I6 d+ @And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
) Q2 K: ]- i7 }! ]- GAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race5 h. c$ L Z6 E
(Which of course isn't a race at all)) m4 |0 E! A, d$ n4 i: u
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That is why, B* V: |! l! y# m. A, w
When the stars are out they are visible7 g+ Y3 s1 b b3 n
But when the lights are out they are invisible! P; G9 T* s, E( l) ?( C
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
% R0 n% J% M. L# f, G% _' Q) kIt starts) B* F, H1 G' ^! v8 U. f
But when I wind up this observation,$ j. Q4 x) M% \0 ~
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