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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it: K1 N: N; P' ` n' M' F
English is a stupid language.4 V; I, [" L; k- q- B5 |: T/ c
There is no egg in the eggplant
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And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.8 B4 ]$ H1 W4 D9 q5 U
English muffins were not invented in England) B0 J, t5 ~" h2 b$ Y" T; ]# c7 t
French fries were not invented in France.
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3 D: V1 i, o. G9 bWe sometimes take English for granted
" \8 F& N4 T" t P# HBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
1 B* M/ n5 @1 h9 v% q' }! PQuicksand takes you down slowly
# D8 S+ {, G" ?0 ~; {Boxing rings are square, z7 x' m2 _& `! A: q1 t0 x1 T
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. $ ^% Y, L2 V" Q# E, ^! c
4 q9 \% _* Q6 N( F( @If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.( Z% k! P# ^2 r, u1 F1 p
If the plural of tooth is teeth
- u/ r4 ?) f+ N9 iShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
. _, B6 [ R2 x) t( E# f) |6 dIf the teacher taught,
0 _$ Z9 y" S/ N1 \# H# K' UWhy didn't the preacher praught.. I4 o% u) m/ I& {$ h0 E
/ ^) [! @. o' x3 q4 I* EIf a vegetarian eats vegetables& f$ A, c3 g5 z$ G, C/ n
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?( A8 l: {1 e6 F+ H9 K
Why do people recite at a play
. Z3 C, U' X j! `, [2 _Yet play at a recital?
) j9 n# I# E0 b/ H" r8 LPark on driveways and5 n8 X6 y) Y; @1 r9 K- k1 Y, Q
Drive on parkways+ u( K- s% Y+ ~, N
5 }; O1 k$ O+ t( ~( ]& v% @You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down
% u# W' H M+ O3 ~! ~And in which you fill in a form
" I& [- C$ ?6 d: DBy filling it out
1 y, V( w7 I( h; Q6 _ dAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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/ X' l q% z: a [( Q( S" BEnglish was invented by people, not computers) Y) B2 S, R% J
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why4 i8 P5 U! B0 u, c% M r
When the stars are out they are visible
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* z- W3 O* D6 v4 {, TAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
9 r6 ?' ~: ~9 \* K6 lIt starts
. W1 V: D6 i7 c. Z# }; {But when I wind up this observation,
$ ]* m# I- f1 Z3 N) U) YIt ends. |
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