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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?0 Q4 O: m& i6 L3 l. w3 z
x) p& b$ |- V, |) L4 K8 d; X- XLet's face it
, I$ o Y i/ ^* W# F3 xEnglish is a stupid language.* `0 l5 r# y0 |* t. B' Q4 J
There is no egg in the eggplant
d) g4 v4 z; H8 O9 bNo ham in the hamburger! V! h4 B, h4 B2 E( ^; `
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
1 h, m6 e" c/ K3 f, P. a8 \English muffins were not invented in England
8 _" e( V, t: sFrench fries were not invented in France.( ~6 L% U* f, D4 s7 ~: m9 L
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We sometimes take English for granted
9 H1 ]+ P, r1 V" I* V# u zBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that' V. t+ a3 d. ~8 L9 j1 y: m
Quicksand takes you down slowly) d, d) `; J8 v1 A2 E% N
Boxing rings are square
n0 I* e* f1 n" Z& V5 B: E mAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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$ j, n( D: P2 _; T* _If writers write, how come fingers don't fing. X% l1 q; p% @( M
If the plural of tooth is teeth
2 p/ T& D, f9 x& B* G- T" O2 SShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth0 n0 C% d$ J' T9 B
If the teacher taught,- B5 _1 v' n. U, E4 h1 I. `& \" D
Why didn't the preacher praught./ q0 g' U5 s1 s; e) s, Z3 K
8 h3 u2 b4 R/ _# SIf a vegetarian eats vegetables' M6 x. I2 e6 x% N/ ?; b2 q
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
/ K$ Y6 H1 J$ G! S5 V7 x! GWhy do people recite at a play; K8 K& e S4 O y" X
Yet play at a recital?( P6 G; P# r1 H6 @
Park on driveways and
, w- ~. Q& l& ODrive on parkways8 S) `9 `6 P/ a
8 p/ _0 U) [% w5 |7 V* [You have to marvel at the unique lunacy% V- f* `4 J. t$ V
Of a language where a house can burn up as
2 v/ M6 Y) X6 x' {! IIt burns down
+ U7 g& K5 @0 O# w' [2 r; bAnd in which you fill in a form
9 k& ^6 b( B8 @/ k9 h4 zBy filling it out
) a/ ?# x( E" g8 @9 e2 `$ Q! C" IAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers; R4 i) e9 O" E* O/ h0 @% p3 @
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why5 Q7 _( W+ X" b* V2 H2 ]
When the stars are out they are visible: V9 X6 M0 D" C9 v( j6 h3 ~& {$ {
But when the lights are out they are invisible
7 d* z1 j8 |5 T q" bAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
" i& n3 G2 _' D9 w5 sIt starts
! \3 t9 q1 ~4 ?5 K3 G' E Z% [1 M6 _; yBut when I wind up this observation,* {9 O6 U5 C; y% Y' s$ ~
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