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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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; m; n( ^4 v7 j2 y" X+ X/ YLet's face it _( X6 W6 z) l% E4 N7 C
English is a stupid language.! n$ e& W- x5 u3 i; r
There is no egg in the eggplant& U* n3 e9 D9 D
No ham in the hamburger5 i, A: N- c( T1 s, n
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.! _/ D$ g. H1 T0 P
English muffins were not invented in England
0 y* Q/ z' B; R$ m4 J8 X- J1 \French fries were not invented in France.3 l) \0 T8 f) i, ^& J4 S. v* p
' P# {. V. }" H$ h6 T7 ]7 F3 CWe sometimes take English for granted5 u4 l8 C% m: }- ~7 |% y E: o: L1 r
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that6 _' j6 D9 A5 ]: G& R2 J: X9 U
Quicksand takes you down slowly
~$ d9 _6 S4 @Boxing rings are square# X# v4 W" M; x& l
And 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.
* J6 h5 }" K- YIf the plural of tooth is teeth
A9 P% Q* ~- a2 ^% S# H4 wShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth) j" \; n/ g. k3 q, ^
If the teacher taught,
7 C8 E/ e5 _ w L: k* N( H, l( hWhy didn't the preacher praught.8 ~6 R, i6 ]: g. U* e
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
' {" I5 F' _( B4 B* WWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?1 P* p! n3 x% w; M9 ~/ e
Why do people recite at a play
2 Y* O3 p o$ f, B: lYet play at a recital?
2 L5 {# A5 m) N. \+ FPark on driveways and. b \5 n/ b* h; I* o* G0 k
Drive on parkways+ f! O% [/ r# e
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
, @7 W1 o$ e% _# uOf a language where a house can burn up as- i* V% n& P7 l4 v+ v" h
It burns down7 w0 l) f; x8 Z" C+ Y% m
And in which you fill in a form
( I( s F5 I ~& GBy filling it out
8 Z3 U9 h3 Y/ i% Q$ EAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers! T' ]! |$ U# {; z5 ], p- f% a
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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When the stars are out they are visible0 k' m+ n8 D5 |) P9 p; w
But when the lights are out they are invisible1 R$ ~/ _8 e2 h. c# Z0 J/ @! y
And why it is that when I wind up my watch% B7 w! _0 s* \. g5 q
It starts
/ U4 s6 V6 Y. Q" q& RBut when I wind up this observation,
( i5 r6 p( ]8 j/ Z" aIt ends. |
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