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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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2 N+ Q: L7 W( p+ T; DLet's face it! h0 W& y9 _* v2 G% u
English is a stupid language., l: u4 ^( ?9 P4 m$ W n! b9 i
There is no egg in the eggplant" z" S! C' R v( R* W
No ham in the hamburger
2 @9 z' J+ [0 K" f2 tAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple., ` X' S$ [$ u6 K; P& E3 u
English muffins were not invented in England
B W: ]( } Z% k( OFrench fries were not invented in France.
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$ Z2 ]' C- U# O( c9 X' K% o9 O: MWe sometimes take English for granted1 m- k- U( q& h+ _. }
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
- G6 ^2 P+ P ?1 W/ ]Quicksand takes you down slowly
) t5 h" E% a$ }0 ~Boxing rings are square/ J0 e5 j9 ^: ]- j* `2 e* R* v8 g' G
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. # B. l" q: ]. o2 y# _" H
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
, h$ o3 b5 y: Q( S' X; iIf the plural of tooth is teeth* |* X: l7 C6 r
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
( @& W1 r0 N4 NIf the teacher taught,
" Z/ Z: n( q0 S, fWhy didn't the preacher praught.! u" j- z) i# U$ p( O; ~1 J
) @3 b' ~/ \# E' @! TIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
6 D2 u: h" t5 W% l2 ~What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
8 D. t& n& U) l6 x" i0 I# @1 xWhy do people recite at a play
( i9 E2 a3 v% ^: H3 O* NYet play at a recital?
2 r" ~( ^. o x! T* F3 APark on driveways and2 s/ S8 [" \6 I3 I [6 E0 {
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
7 I8 F8 D' g) Y; W8 ~: aOf a language where a house can burn up as) y! d! l1 U, q- U9 V* F
It burns down
& ^" _* J& t7 V; HAnd in which you fill in a form
' b5 V7 a8 d2 wBy filling it out
0 z; d/ g! G5 C8 z% H& UAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
* s/ K' h; v9 \. E$ TAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race" u, z5 ], A9 h- d, G1 v
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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/ P, K7 \' g7 d d+ \) lThat is why* ?+ _: n, J* y0 b" `+ _2 q
When the stars are out they are visible
" K/ C' Y- k- l7 ~# C- t6 G# ABut when the lights are out they are invisible
8 R5 R. w, K7 |* _- x% m9 Q8 vAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch; k: V4 t. K& C3 ^
It starts/ F! c+ e9 @/ q0 ~/ e' c5 w$ {0 p
But when I wind up this observation,5 p' w! c: b3 d- E1 S. `0 Q
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