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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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; }% L( c0 W# x1 |2 }7 _' xLet's face it9 T' Q. H x4 i7 Z8 v! _
English is a stupid language.$ K; G, r# U# x; N6 H" O! t: r& M
There is no egg in the eggplant
1 j/ p. `5 h0 c/ P5 O, JNo ham in the hamburger
8 P' ^6 J( h, \5 v2 \$ \1 X, YAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.* N$ B% Q& ]' C$ b, G
English muffins were not invented in England
1 ], M7 ^- ^& b1 B. F# M; gFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
. F7 d$ u" ?: N- U% YBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that% Q7 ?3 r5 h; a `( u* h% t4 Y
Quicksand takes you down slowly
) ~) O. i3 d+ Z7 ^* w! _5 oBoxing rings are square
" I9 t ], a+ [) }8 d" vAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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+ i4 X. M% B/ t Y7 h; G. @1 kIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
" I0 p! } J$ \$ AIf the plural of tooth is teeth
7 g( q! `: Y4 i; ~8 m* XShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
Y# \$ l8 k# g# xIf the teacher taught,8 N( C' r9 r Q; K
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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: L% B$ Z- H$ O0 M% n$ g; `If a vegetarian eats vegetables
: |$ h. A2 _4 l, EWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
; V: V6 D* _# g% M: F% u5 pWhy do people recite at a play
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Park on driveways and6 Z. R7 k2 |8 i7 f% f% k' f! r
Drive on parkways4 d# l/ |; L$ Z8 b
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down. k; \7 E8 Z; h9 j/ T( L
And in which you fill in a form
% b% e+ H e9 `3 N9 o3 a+ `( f4 ~& \By filling it out
i' ?1 p- O% O8 aAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!2 W( c& n; D/ t8 L N+ @( \" W
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English was invented by people, not computers3 {7 F. k+ D* m" z1 V+ {6 D; h% g
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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. P4 `2 P4 |" w0 @/ V/ {That is why
( {# @2 s" K e) v8 L5 b" w3 v3 gWhen the stars are out they are visible
N2 B/ a* q7 ^# }' a/ G8 w& G& K' GBut when the lights are out they are invisible5 W7 a$ I. \1 L# X9 s# V
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
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But when I wind up this observation,
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