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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?( w4 Q+ a% T, k" x
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Let's face it; a9 M7 u+ l1 J# F* S" [9 s
English is a stupid language.
4 i* d1 s1 ]* ?7 k iThere is no egg in the eggplant
( Q0 w, s$ L7 v/ ~8 z0 C# S% ]0 ONo ham in the hamburger
. v& j* ~8 G5 GAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.4 v; b( O( E! A
English muffins were not invented in England
. n8 q& b) ~: a1 ]. A8 ]1 UFrench fries were not invented in France.
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/ E; v5 L- Z. `- ?We sometimes take English for granted
0 [# P& p0 f EBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that9 x1 P. j* r2 }7 e7 c8 ?) x
Quicksand takes you down slowly
: g$ j% Z# D/ C8 a% ^' lBoxing rings are square
3 M! x+ g4 t \, c2 VAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. w5 n( b# V& H# [& g0 f
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.* Z( W4 ]% T5 x# Z- p' C9 n
If the plural of tooth is teeth
" m9 U8 H# {4 r2 n |* gShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
" Z+ f0 R h" W5 zIf the teacher taught,
- }* z; Q- t' j8 b% J7 iWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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. X6 m" t; {: LIf a vegetarian eats vegetables8 u' V) T. d/ n+ S5 a+ j& a
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?1 g. w; E; c& L- g* B
Why do people recite at a play, q* N3 u3 y# D9 U, f. J6 P
Yet play at a recital?) W, S& C: H' [2 B i$ Z7 |
Park on driveways and1 C! V$ A) k' f
Drive on parkways( z# F* k' t2 N
I/ D; f6 U! ]: V2 V& yYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy: M. e: H% H5 Y# U& E
Of a language where a house can burn up as
) a: k2 y. F1 `It burns down
; ~2 I) m: ?- R/ M7 dAnd in which you fill in a form
, z% f! u* w$ L% jBy filling it out
! k9 `1 ]+ E# `And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers) `& k- n1 l+ `; a. r( y: _0 {. _
And it reflects the creativity of the human race& Z1 n# V' r, W3 {
(Which of course isn't a race at all)8 M$ Z2 S, n" Z; C2 u/ O6 E( u
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That is why
. Q* N7 S8 q4 |: b. ZWhen the stars are out they are visible, V5 T% s0 H& i1 S7 B, A
But when the lights are out they are invisible
; p E) o& A+ R8 {7 KAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch! Z' n; w0 u! Q
It starts8 U" R( P9 t7 f6 H
But when I wind up this observation,) c& ^8 i5 D5 j% S
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