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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it; V. `6 @$ Z; U8 e
English is a stupid language.
' b9 U" `$ } \! d% fThere is no egg in the eggplant
' C5 g+ d" `/ e: zNo ham in the hamburger0 I1 M" M3 X, n4 ]
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
s* [9 r1 c. ]4 S7 XEnglish muffins were not invented in England
1 J2 R9 c/ {! \- f% h. WFrench fries were not invented in France.
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4 x: ^- s J- ~7 N# n: z9 ?We sometimes take English for granted4 [0 q9 E* v v% `2 t2 ~9 |
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that* Q' m; j$ Y( b5 B/ \7 d4 d( ~
Quicksand takes you down slowly
- u5 c) y9 l$ j; f4 M2 rBoxing rings are square
5 A. p' |7 c( }And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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/ A. l$ [0 a- E* I: s5 [If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.1 t) f3 ~6 f9 C
If the plural of tooth is teeth% ]) H" G2 ?% D& @" h# C: K, |9 c- {& ?
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
! e% @- F2 w, WIf the teacher taught,
8 n1 N0 m$ J+ j. }Why didn't the preacher praught.! ~; V6 _7 J- P0 k# l6 p5 i
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
, n5 ~5 p+ C1 o* b* YWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?' U' \- E2 H5 S
Why do people recite at a play
8 p; {3 W0 M2 M4 wYet play at a recital?
1 R& p& [+ u0 i; E9 m6 G1 ^6 VPark on driveways and8 Z# z b! e: m5 V1 B" C8 H! z
Drive on parkways$ b7 Q) d* s% d0 R
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy' P$ T( I. B* ~( @0 ~1 X
Of a language where a house can burn up as
& s+ N3 y% g5 J" {# u wIt burns down
! h$ E0 ?5 Q7 r" j3 H. M, FAnd in which you fill in a form 1 B1 B4 Z1 S C. x
By filling it out2 Q7 ~: ]# T# r; D/ y+ e; R
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
; Y6 |- h6 y# R( N7 {And it reflects the creativity of the human race/ @. X4 j' S1 F! C, m2 n8 d9 O
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why& \, g$ w4 R" V+ g
When the stars are out they are visible
7 Q& K0 \& q6 x% a+ e& D& MBut when the lights are out they are invisible* C1 [1 J& i n" @2 g \+ u
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
! E) `6 A, F3 k$ Q4 E1 NIt starts# k; j( u; H' @5 f7 C" {
But when I wind up this observation,
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