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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?/ Y8 k; G7 h3 P% t5 V; l- |
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Let's face it
1 n6 e9 S/ D: F+ l2 M+ b' XEnglish is a stupid language.
% ]( c8 c- T8 y) D8 y: UThere is no egg in the eggplant, }" J! Z. A+ J8 l
No ham in the hamburger9 o2 k; K5 W, c) R' D
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
; Y6 m8 T: U8 R! k# @% w# c wEnglish muffins were not invented in England
: z. g' l! M" a6 CFrench fries were not invented in France., g# }; G+ \2 F
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We sometimes take English for granted: V1 S3 Q- J2 j4 }6 _" C3 i
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
7 Z( z) s& A% `) h+ F; AQuicksand takes you down slowly2 ?% y4 M% O6 d+ F3 E A: C
Boxing rings are square" p' a' ~, P# x- R7 o/ K Q5 G5 j8 _
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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a) p: s2 t4 U: l# K8 x2 [3 o: sIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.3 b; Y$ C f7 Y/ p3 p5 z3 I5 {
If the plural of tooth is teeth' t3 i5 N- T0 O$ h; o2 E+ X4 P& }. P
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth) }% E8 p) D; L/ u) ~
If the teacher taught,, W! O2 Q- t+ h% K: W0 N8 c
Why didn't the preacher praught.* W3 k1 C0 J* d4 {# p+ O
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
- Z( a8 F4 t- h( }& \What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
% {6 y% R0 C/ VWhy do people recite at a play4 W5 O& `( q) D7 `
Yet play at a recital?4 Q0 D& k8 \" }# U. z( _4 o
Park on driveways and
" C& k( }# Q6 O; G2 C0 z7 U- @, c8 PDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
" D3 u# r3 t2 @& }Of a language where a house can burn up as
: X/ s6 O3 @! U0 b; PIt burns down4 n4 Z/ D; x* k/ r
And in which you fill in a form N& @; Q' t! q. F1 F4 |
By filling it out: f$ N* o+ z2 t; I* v: _- y8 ^
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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# p$ k9 L& N2 H! W% |8 X6 g' cEnglish was invented by people, not computers" o5 X; Q" [# f; Z# P
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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# s8 }1 A, N. G: F" f7 kThat is why4 g& } E- N# Z7 N& u* [
When the stars are out they are visible# M. n9 r. J7 \5 L4 H( y {
But when the lights are out they are invisible$ M/ K& s$ B3 F4 I" C
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
+ V+ Z4 s& A! c8 t( _4 g- I3 kIt starts
9 u% H, t5 p) T0 r3 }$ rBut when I wind up this observation,2 R" t( w* J& ~! i# i9 s
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