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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it* U, B o& ?! i: \ x% I
English is a stupid language.3 D, D8 C# }& U1 ?
There is no egg in the eggplant
B5 j3 o# V# ^' ?- @No ham in the hamburger& M& }: V: T1 B
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple./ g( ]. w+ Q; R9 Y. y1 R2 [. t4 |
English muffins were not invented in England4 f% j- h8 l- P; N( W; z4 C5 J
French fries were not invented in France.4 p/ t/ Y' A5 h8 N
# m, r9 }# E* J' m9 |We sometimes take English for granted
& |& r5 q1 m; S" ~+ \But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
, O( E6 @( c8 f' eQuicksand takes you down slowly8 F, \# f' R: D; i# F, \9 r
Boxing rings are square
. R4 G6 s# }1 ~. F9 L: K) LAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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! T8 p9 l1 W1 ^+ e4 w l4 ~4 VIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
, }7 u% h6 y8 wIf the plural of tooth is teeth
& p7 K4 x$ w" p( FShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth% Q+ V/ @4 t0 ^& n8 F
If the teacher taught,
* f( f. c; A$ u- sWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables8 z% O2 w. t. _( d9 W
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
# V) x1 H9 p8 e! P9 l+ B# F' o; U* _Why do people recite at a play4 _) {( `5 G! D* c' _) s
Yet play at a recital?
( L8 M8 D j8 ~- O& n- _( ]Park on driveways and: s& @- R5 b8 y W
Drive on parkways1 O9 M3 I9 U5 \5 m9 [# u9 U
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy( P3 Z& g/ r$ W7 y- r
Of a language where a house can burn up as
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And in which you fill in a form 5 n* T8 f, M: i* L$ i, U4 |0 L
By filling it out
6 F. o+ G9 J; X# ]3 h4 @- ^; Y& b: YAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!; W' o; P. K- u: c! V3 c
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English was invented by people, not computers
0 U1 X# @" Z& j5 ]5 s: h: oAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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2 q2 X: [; g: nThat is why
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But when the lights are out they are invisible+ X7 U3 ^! W/ t) s/ l
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
% Z1 _5 j) x1 e$ z( jIt starts
, H* ]6 d7 a, `, UBut when I wind up this observation,
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