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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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8 n& e: r' P2 g: |! C: ~0 ?& Q' cLet's face it
/ a! Y+ h8 E8 [English is a stupid language.
8 t- \, e1 ]9 fThere is no egg in the eggplant
! x9 T% w+ a' P/ _6 z7 _$ N! ]1 ?No ham in the hamburger
% b+ x7 a7 _8 G% O+ c; C3 sAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
. Z- g2 w/ b+ h3 yEnglish muffins were not invented in England# q$ n, L% E$ u+ t
French fries were not invented in France.
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. w" C# P* @$ K7 uWe sometimes take English for granted
6 I) T' M+ P" ~8 V: x; GBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
. c$ M" m. \2 C# Q' XQuicksand takes you down slowly7 }- @$ j2 A3 i: w2 }' F7 v
Boxing rings are square8 p2 t& q- ^, B$ r4 ^& h9 g
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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* {$ g8 x% h3 q3 S2 e% TIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
1 T( M$ ^, ]. Z. L, z$ @If the plural of tooth is teeth: s1 W* q% B2 Y! K l: W
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth: N- s$ U& [$ S" ]# F. j
If the teacher taught,$ n$ M# L3 I! [" i4 Q Y
Why didn't the preacher praught.7 ^, Z& w8 H, v1 X1 q6 j. `
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables. x( v" P+ Q5 l( Y
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
7 y) X6 e4 T& YWhy do people recite at a play
! ?; l" U% _- |) @# x3 G% s2 aYet play at a recital?
- U4 N+ v8 O& F4 C4 I+ u5 ]Park on driveways and
! z0 C- j2 ^( C" H6 ?# j; DDrive on parkways Q6 J8 Y2 x+ e9 @: r7 V
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down% q# [- h' F6 _( q2 I% Y8 c: O0 q" p
And in which you fill in a form
- Y5 Z: t) p) a/ T4 Z4 n/ jBy filling it out
5 T$ G$ _6 F6 q6 v( e3 uAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!3 g# L ^$ z8 ?, P+ i4 o
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English was invented by people, not computers
' u6 `0 }1 L! T/ v, t0 p. P# cAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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. Z- E! [( v8 i/ d) s; NThat is why& U# F! u- v9 l! \1 X
When the stars are out they are visible1 [6 S3 g+ c9 [
But when the lights are out they are invisible, W: o2 ]' G4 C. O+ H, \
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
4 D* N9 s" p+ V- e1 `8 kIt starts
j2 g7 ?! M3 O5 k. WBut when I wind up this observation,7 `2 | x; \9 q3 @ v' e
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