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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it9 v7 `9 B( d) Q9 a5 S
English is a stupid language.+ j/ c3 [6 [( c- l4 W0 E
There is no egg in the eggplant$ M* O g6 F6 F; E
No ham in the hamburger
& H( U% h: G; u" [0 a+ ZAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.5 h+ v) L, ?8 k' e: I
English muffins were not invented in England
/ B' f1 C5 C5 x2 U+ ^3 NFrench fries were not invented in France.
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( @0 z4 i+ O8 R8 z4 z! I% MWe sometimes take English for granted, h M! S3 j# y/ A
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
) g3 Q6 v$ o9 [6 Q& s) UQuicksand takes you down slowly
) k2 \! J% F( n9 }6 tBoxing rings are square
' e3 I6 S/ Q. D. x: eAnd 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.' E3 d( ]- v H. k1 `9 A9 V5 q
If the plural of tooth is teeth
2 }/ J/ U" B, [7 I( rShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
; d+ l6 r/ P% d) ]If the teacher taught,& w' Q2 f% ~5 w9 G! ~1 \
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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* d) z/ L% F5 k* ~/ [0 BIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
/ Z3 O* X% ?: ]( k8 P% ~2 W3 HWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?1 j, x( w+ P+ I4 f+ a
Why do people recite at a play" r3 P4 `0 Z9 y" H; E' F
Yet play at a recital?
1 k+ T! v5 M" C u1 `5 e2 Q9 IPark on driveways and: u( D( ]! k. H T7 R0 P: b0 K0 y
Drive on parkways
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2 ~& U+ A. f# i: S6 O: UYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy: t6 Y7 d' o$ \% {4 h) ~8 ~9 k1 J) _# ~
Of a language where a house can burn up as# w0 Z6 H. l' k% t' z0 ~ s7 U' Z
It burns down
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, s# A) ?9 @, g; j; F1 XBy filling it out
4 F; W; b ^ v7 p5 K( zAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!0 r# m6 g% l6 U# D& }' N2 F9 h
+ y6 Q" }6 W2 |English was invented by people, not computers5 ]9 \2 b$ O% C& L
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
+ ?: k& T5 ] B0 Q. V, O* i0 f(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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7 l" y! G' f# wThat is why5 }+ c" H. {( I7 `4 X
When the stars are out they are visible2 ]# G q2 f, \7 s! Q; t
But when the lights are out they are invisible9 Y2 z3 X, E# t! E
And why it is that when I wind up my watch6 `4 U8 w2 l3 _, w, q/ v y6 P, O
It starts
2 p- z0 B N1 E1 ]8 b2 QBut when I wind up this observation,
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