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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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% P' G3 h$ h$ R }; BLet's face it0 A/ ^0 e" m+ o ^+ t6 B
English is a stupid language." J* z- C& N1 X5 m5 u8 f
There is no egg in the eggplant% y" E Q# n' |0 f3 d
No ham in the hamburger
6 f: e! @) m7 j0 |4 u- u1 e0 uAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple./ p+ R ~4 o7 m& J, }/ j, L
English muffins were not invented in England
' }3 O9 K+ r' fFrench fries were not invented in France.
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) o6 E/ O; J, P5 x. |We sometimes take English for granted
/ X$ T, d4 l2 M* v1 y1 _& `! N& L; MBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that. S( i8 X* y4 |
Quicksand takes you down slowly5 \' x u9 w. R
Boxing rings are square# b" d% K0 o& @( o
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.0 G) D: u0 r0 j
If the plural of tooth is teeth# m: r. U5 {4 y8 ^, E
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth) B1 O9 T9 t: I/ S5 a
If the teacher taught,, w* }% C& G4 E. _
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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3 t0 w- P! ]4 r( X3 {. T, N* YIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
2 q1 P9 w8 ?# S4 U" m: w% ~% |What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
4 g4 _5 Y8 s7 O- E: RWhy do people recite at a play/ W+ H. n, S( z1 y6 x' `; f( L
Yet play at a recital?
, B4 o6 a# Y; k3 o% n* O; BPark on driveways and
3 Q2 w& U- r$ N$ y8 T. tDrive on parkways$ K0 w: W) t9 E5 c* G; ^3 m
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy; q3 Z4 [, J0 i1 d+ ~; R1 J7 \) o: v
Of a language where a house can burn up as8 s6 s9 g% J" J5 _
It burns down
# M& O' _5 U; ^, {6 HAnd in which you fill in a form ' D3 }$ k- I$ B& [8 J
By filling it out4 C1 I8 E* u+ r0 z: A( d% c
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers$ b4 u# d3 n- n! y3 S
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why3 D* n8 Q2 `0 c$ e
When the stars are out they are visible3 Z6 M- Z3 l O( N" a
But when the lights are out they are invisible
+ p" n! {. B# v- lAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
3 o1 y# g$ ?9 SIt starts- Z! F5 Z! ^* O3 }' ?; ]8 k( m- Y9 ^
But when I wind up this observation,1 f. n9 x; K- }5 G1 h. N9 |3 o
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