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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?+ r6 O/ _* _9 [1 _# i
" v8 _$ z/ B; k4 M+ V9 iLet's face it
+ Y# T5 H. ]- m1 U* ]# tEnglish is a stupid language.
! N* |1 k/ _6 y# P3 [. sThere is no egg in the eggplant, r. n& y6 A# {5 R. K7 q( p
No ham in the hamburger
5 @" D2 u8 r2 q: ^' b! q9 @And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.) }7 Y' r! V) c5 B% S* Z
English muffins were not invented in England
* o- v$ [% v) T. y% GFrench fries were not invented in France.0 R& k8 Q g. l8 j+ Q ]
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We sometimes take English for granted1 N. g8 e! w+ e ]/ F! U4 C7 H
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that6 T/ g5 U) n1 _% j/ ~
Quicksand takes you down slowly
8 \( t0 L7 W EBoxing rings are square3 ?% Z7 X. j& M5 @) l
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ' r' Z, e. }0 g+ ?+ z1 d, C6 o
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
5 t/ V; ~( k: g8 L5 h6 c6 IIf the plural of tooth is teeth3 |% _: D0 ] c4 m6 A6 N$ }' k
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
* \# w1 Y3 S% S# q2 ~If the teacher taught,
7 i* }0 Z9 O2 b" rWhy didn't the preacher praught.% c9 N. h. C4 ^; S% Y6 D% s$ {
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables w* u9 M. ~4 J, Q7 K
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?& j# h$ J: ], `4 N( P
Why do people recite at a play$ |3 ]: e5 q3 U2 e; _
Yet play at a recital?
5 Y0 `' f, r: lPark on driveways and
; D$ u4 w( L3 {% DDrive on parkways+ E) I5 F# _( J, L2 J1 d( @
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
' o) `+ }# n) D" jOf a language where a house can burn up as
9 l9 e$ e3 ^1 x+ CIt burns down
4 b. }" G- t. M- R$ |2 |And in which you fill in a form
3 t. U# \, f" I d, m, p3 `9 p1 yBy filling it out: c% V" }6 [- k: D( e0 o) Y6 u
And a bell is only heard once it goes!7 s- X$ U7 ^8 q4 w
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English was invented by people, not computers. W5 ? |& `% B5 s% [9 K
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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+ i2 f& K9 m: M% [" H6 IThat is why
( L; y+ U& Q' m: i" h! h" gWhen the stars are out they are visible% V4 Y2 @* e% s3 l2 ~, m
But when the lights are out they are invisible
$ i% _( I2 {, \2 J4 BAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
4 N+ c4 Z! Q, `6 F% [, u# fIt starts: [9 A+ U# d" X9 \" N, E) c: f4 f
But when I wind up this observation,
& {, K2 v& U( i+ ^/ nIt ends. |
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