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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?. u0 |# b9 U8 k H; m3 s' N* p' L
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Let's face it) h, `- a! \% J6 a
English is a stupid language.
8 R7 O: @6 N" A7 ^- `' s' O) AThere is no egg in the eggplant* u D, ~( j+ A
No ham in the hamburger
+ k4 P7 X3 X- s+ ~# ^; ZAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
/ T2 N ?% B' YEnglish muffins were not invented in England
* ?2 L: {6 Q f* h1 `! NFrench fries were not invented in France.6 d. U8 `! u5 y$ o5 Q
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We sometimes take English for granted7 B' ?+ b! @6 W3 p% E( j7 J2 O
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that3 w# X- t2 h8 q( R- z
Quicksand takes you down slowly
) ^" b; \" F9 [' p) {8 ?Boxing rings are square: ~1 T; z# f/ f$ A' ?2 r/ `8 j
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 0 ?. R" \8 L6 Q3 A6 k- [ o' g' V
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
; ^+ o4 A/ E5 K' S6 \If the plural of tooth is teeth3 l, X: l# @# U8 b4 ~
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth: q* Y( i6 f9 |* n F6 k
If the teacher taught,
7 M. k9 f7 h" pWhy didn't the preacher praught.* f- O* l3 @8 F* S
9 i5 e2 I* i# k/ N; xIf a vegetarian eats vegetables+ L8 ]) r; x7 l, X' ? t( |
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?( Z4 G2 C% z/ c4 V* ]+ V
Why do people recite at a play
5 P! r5 _* m/ l q+ d4 JYet play at a recital?
S. S# D( k* }2 m I9 q! APark on driveways and# M' L1 q* ~0 B8 E, q2 q4 Y# U+ \) ^
Drive on parkways
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* J M: @; K( h1 D. K$ L/ C& l) ?You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
4 t, A" `: ~8 P( ~0 Y5 U5 QOf a language where a house can burn up as
6 g' S2 w6 i8 q6 ]. q/ M! }' nIt burns down( ?5 k9 s2 b/ d+ w# W1 e7 H: }. f
And in which you fill in a form
+ F( F$ w9 r1 W/ [+ o0 n3 ?6 V$ uBy filling it out
' j" h$ m! z# i: [8 R5 O @: WAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!- b p/ p* t" f/ W' t/ S5 }2 ?
# v+ f% U. i( K3 u1 x( E5 {6 _+ fEnglish was invented by people, not computers3 c% z0 @+ @- r! N9 m$ x- N
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why- h& ]( M/ z; d' S. d
When the stars are out they are visible* S, J) x7 \. l ~! ?$ Z
But when the lights are out they are invisible
+ x6 w8 Y% y7 k$ [And why it is that when I wind up my watch
! E1 ?" i2 _5 A: r0 h& D( cIt starts
8 L7 e7 _# z" c9 \% u- O/ QBut when I wind up this observation,0 [2 s$ m2 S2 R. c
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