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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
! Q! C8 m0 `& O: K0 Z9 NEnglish is a stupid language.
' n9 g1 B+ ?) B! sThere is no egg in the eggplant+ O) U6 P( s1 C0 z' i' o! S) h/ ]& }
No ham in the hamburger: u* ], F$ P* p, v
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
/ u* t! `8 v0 ^( JEnglish muffins were not invented in England2 N6 Q' P$ S% @- Y# ?6 ~
French fries were not invented in France.; f3 U* B2 ~" v& G/ Y S
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We sometimes take English for granted
6 B) Z1 ~5 a$ i0 yBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
' t4 f0 U h- e& M7 I& fQuicksand takes you down slowly
9 x. y9 u8 q& r- o! a4 KBoxing rings are square
# T: j& o9 y6 L) Z F5 Y i8 \3 ^And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 7 t: I* {6 W7 K, Q. s4 I( A
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
' D; V, p) Y9 q! @, jIf the plural of tooth is teeth8 \* Z+ M2 L Y( {! L7 Q7 n
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth- {! C! c2 D d! T8 h
If the teacher taught,/ k" L) j6 h# g% q9 b
Why didn't the preacher praught.: Y5 C7 p2 a$ A
! f, C3 H, j1 I: Q0 }& ZIf a vegetarian eats vegetables2 x3 t6 w5 U% }7 F! y" ]8 L
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
9 _; x( o7 G. X; A3 d( I' wWhy do people recite at a play
. i% x- \# ~" b2 _# `. g xYet play at a recital?3 D$ Z, t) p) S0 A: H$ V* v: _
Park on driveways and
$ t4 Y/ U" z( U# i$ fDrive on parkways- a9 }* h( u1 {1 ?; J
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy; v6 v3 ~# x# P% d0 R
Of a language where a house can burn up as$ F4 m6 z, v/ c- G, ~; N! y
It burns down
6 z' x z! z9 F) fAnd in which you fill in a form
# {+ j! u; ]: S. k# {By filling it out0 E& u( ?) S. l$ i) k
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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. w6 F J4 i5 r( U; ?English was invented by people, not computers0 \6 }1 g4 p7 e0 G G
And it reflects the creativity of the human race4 M( u0 j2 Z6 Y- e) q# F& G& o+ Z
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
; ^% u0 y+ V k$ ^4 Y2 \5 w$ MWhen the stars are out they are visible3 x+ W5 a: e, j; m8 L [& J
But when the lights are out they are invisible- [5 v; M# _7 { Z( s# W! {
And why it is that when I wind up my watch/ Q5 l3 \4 V$ U% B% p' L A
It starts
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It ends. |
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