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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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3 B6 ?' _1 ^% h: H! NLet's face it% a! F! i" ?0 o6 W: o
English is a stupid language.
! y: U% H( d: A9 v& eThere is no egg in the eggplant# P8 T4 h6 ^/ C
No ham in the hamburger' X5 ?" ^$ S0 g- Q
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
' A9 p, c6 s8 f, }English muffins were not invented in England2 ]* I4 v6 H/ r2 O
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted+ U- k- T' T% @- [6 ?3 n
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
, b/ {; j1 x/ E! z% P! \5 u* bQuicksand takes you down slowly$ k9 ~" i/ R2 l
Boxing rings are square4 y* O$ i$ \7 v1 r; T! K/ {
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ' j0 j/ I( k: S3 D
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing." y7 X" O6 H) m; i1 u
If the plural of tooth is teeth. {# q1 v5 B* ~2 K6 B, ?
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
. T3 q! S1 f9 k; I& J9 @( lIf the teacher taught,
) c1 v1 k9 v3 D/ L; X, S0 {Why didn't the preacher praught.: _5 f, x! s& V+ }1 D5 N: h
) o, r1 e! ?: ~9 A& kIf a vegetarian eats vegetables5 f$ P, t; b8 ?. ~$ ` u2 ?
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
" w$ _! D5 Z' t2 r4 `Why do people recite at a play
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Park on driveways and
9 J7 o# s) c& G- iDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
; B1 S- S6 Z- C6 A1 b3 D! tOf a language where a house can burn up as
' j& x' v3 D) r" v2 t9 R0 oIt burns down
; U w' f6 w5 A/ `, }% AAnd in which you fill in a form
& t' M3 Y! `6 wBy filling it out' e. v o- w* i. m" B9 Y$ ]6 P
And a bell is only heard once it goes!" [7 H2 v% T" |0 ]( L7 I& A
' l* z3 C! g/ @English was invented by people, not computers1 Q6 D( N) t) y5 ^5 T
And it reflects the creativity of the human race1 J5 i/ h* e4 ?3 T+ ^
(Which of course isn't a race at all)# L1 s' [& ?: D( i' J; {9 ]( F
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That is why
# K, \/ F* H+ Y0 _When the stars are out they are visible+ |6 K! |8 l8 ~- M( f
But when the lights are out they are invisible# ~/ y3 Y' w& p
And why it is that when I wind up my watch: j6 o) a% A# s9 F! D+ A
It starts
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" y- k- M" Z8 r- N/ a& z: O0 ?) TIt ends. |
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