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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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5 ?0 R$ `' M2 g' I6 l8 h+ C7 q3 W1 OLet's face it
. B$ h; {& Z5 R5 G$ H1 l& T* R. wEnglish is a stupid language.
, \. ? M& t9 y6 eThere is no egg in the eggplant
2 N2 |4 m1 a7 _# uNo ham in the hamburger
8 J5 d4 x. P- s$ R1 J$ w! u; h) UAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.% f# k" |0 h5 X
English muffins were not invented in England/ `! b8 Z! t; k
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
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Quicksand takes you down slowly- j; l& H. l: I6 i
Boxing rings are square# I; ?9 ~- |1 }/ A+ Z- {% A* o
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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; u' ?, ^' s1 [6 {If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
$ A6 e# ~. |: a nIf the plural of tooth is teeth! [& O+ E" S. W
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
7 H0 C6 y% U) y* W- OIf the teacher taught,; c4 Q3 r C( j2 V4 h* X
Why didn't the preacher praught.8 B- b' A _5 l) L/ V- r1 _
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables& F% W6 h; ]+ L4 h9 P; b
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
3 ?( x) h! P: ?" y0 bWhy do people recite at a play
7 b( H4 _* l) Y, {1 T* {# MYet play at a recital?
! M1 W) S3 }; zPark on driveways and
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy o# _4 v% ^4 D) ^* p0 L- A
Of a language where a house can burn up as
' F% X8 a2 ~7 ^( l% Y2 Q3 PIt burns down9 I# Y' I' W. _
And in which you fill in a form , D2 w( h6 M6 T* b; s
By filling it out# K9 c* R2 b$ I6 k
And a bell is only heard once it goes!0 `; g) J3 e6 T _* A- r8 G
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English was invented by people, not computers, ^# z2 b/ h7 x
And it reflects the creativity of the human race, N( j( }3 B7 v6 k! b* r
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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7 W) [* W- A4 j8 _8 q1 GThat is why6 j% y1 a; h% o, T" s7 s
When the stars are out they are visible
$ y9 ]5 [7 T9 `) R+ Y ~* [But when the lights are out they are invisible- w) O2 l+ H+ f0 c \8 ^& z5 p
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
# X! w3 k" J. AIt starts
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