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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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, D) [4 s5 E; e( Q3 tLet's face it
' j# r; z. s5 L8 v& sEnglish is a stupid language.
+ }% M- F4 j1 i9 M' @2 @There is no egg in the eggplant
# m6 j+ Y. p/ b/ `No ham in the hamburger
- c+ R0 i7 y1 }, e6 X" B$ JAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
' ~6 S6 R6 ]& @4 t* eEnglish muffins were not invented in England
1 a! S4 L, S$ O) x h6 a) RFrench fries were not invented in France./ ]7 P( a* x" v
; Y+ d z- u& P! `3 nWe sometimes take English for granted2 G n( p. i2 e8 {4 i# c+ J; Q
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that X1 h+ U2 g+ [' {
Quicksand takes you down slowly
+ g3 v& O9 n; H- dBoxing rings are square
$ G9 u7 ^3 J- `$ [) aAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 2 V! g/ i' m4 m% B z V
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
' i0 a% }) H8 R7 b5 @, V6 ^If the plural of tooth is teeth
2 ]; G$ Q! [! T, S) GShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth) o/ |1 }/ B# k9 ` P7 Y v' g1 ^
If the teacher taught,
' ~, E x9 Y) o) ?( I. bWhy didn't the preacher praught.: D! Y9 Y: J/ a G" R+ a
/ I2 ^6 ^; ]: O8 xIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
1 K7 c" m- ?( ] l* ?9 O& W# ^What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?5 Y: f4 Q5 ^" d4 }9 Z" }# W
Why do people recite at a play
3 G, N$ I( H6 L! iYet play at a recital?
4 J% B1 F! @ p# H: i' hPark on driveways and! D, u9 J! b3 v& S
Drive on parkways9 u4 i& G4 I. v3 I9 i/ S x
! n) H( s: u0 G4 ?' ]You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down5 ]. s- d" E+ f7 U, Z+ b# E
And in which you fill in a form - h3 l6 C! c1 J
By filling it out8 ` F1 Z3 T& p% ^: {' A
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers( r; I9 b9 h0 r
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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: \9 `2 Y: m& k1 J2 b) t0 {That is why
8 I* T: M# z8 aWhen the stars are out they are visible1 U4 V6 V1 ~1 C. ?2 F
But when the lights are out they are invisible
) n9 e m- o y8 ~% j1 l! ?And why it is that when I wind up my watch" \0 w9 E8 [6 x
It starts
) A* ~9 e% O, c' WBut when I wind up this observation,' P' d6 ]! R& o. L" `
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