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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?: C% y$ R3 L+ X
7 W0 u2 o" j! J+ c3 X$ y: zLet's face it( `4 O K5 ~* n
English is a stupid language.
! n2 x8 m$ g3 k: TThere is no egg in the eggplant
- @( c, h& c* m- B$ E1 H' d" ?No ham in the hamburger
# Q5 X) F) |, I% yAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.4 e% Q4 x: r+ b) s6 T5 T( e" o B
English muffins were not invented in England l& F6 T3 u `& B
French fries were not invented in France.# Z# I8 A0 f: h% F$ l+ \8 M# G
$ \% C# {9 L R/ gWe sometimes take English for granted1 f' I& V7 B1 y& h# |( C
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that3 E5 j, h! ~4 j7 }2 A4 U3 y
Quicksand takes you down slowly
- B7 y+ W z( a) p1 {" CBoxing rings are square# Z, v; b3 I( m9 K% K. h6 N
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 9 Z1 o0 \: f1 O7 |5 K2 w# [% ~
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
! z( |) J" P r* vIf the plural of tooth is teeth+ K/ \( s9 g4 W/ @; x
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth/ W/ c4 P6 _8 u+ {+ l
If the teacher taught,
8 x; N: _, H1 P& U% F" C/ ]1 `Why didn't the preacher praught.
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# t9 q4 f+ [0 e( _( bIf a vegetarian eats vegetables, ]7 ^) N/ m9 f
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
/ \5 j7 [' y e2 x1 i* u3 \9 eWhy do people recite at a play4 ]4 S) o0 C- D$ ?7 w
Yet play at a recital?6 s9 o) k0 P7 U( {
Park on driveways and
# A6 Z" ` I4 J8 a- uDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy6 e2 V o9 U5 T- G3 h( a
Of a language where a house can burn up as# t% Q+ w0 C6 ?% x8 P: L/ v( m- ?
It burns down
) I2 `1 l* r7 e% xAnd in which you fill in a form 3 D0 A$ l! ^* U7 n# M/ q
By filling it out
M& C0 S) _6 HAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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3 @1 T$ b' Q/ D6 }: fEnglish was invented by people, not computers6 Q: k+ _1 h; {" a
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
8 }! k* d' S9 R, \. S/ A(Which of course isn't a race at all)" ]+ t' C. Y0 Y/ c8 s; A6 |" D
( O0 C2 D( }* iThat is why
1 z! `( ^3 a' s( s: A: H* x0 IWhen the stars are out they are visible& C8 S5 ^0 p5 Z, _' y) z
But when the lights are out they are invisible
$ v. X% F& a/ v+ h3 `* nAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
, w$ I' \; @# v2 r9 jIt starts
2 @; b9 H+ N0 X6 U; Z" C4 {8 KBut when I wind up this observation,
) ]' c1 Y/ S# V: BIt ends. |
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