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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
2 [, ~& f# c; W3 _English is a stupid language." x `* ` z( L! G
There is no egg in the eggplant
: _* R( c. P- L6 z) p) JNo ham in the hamburger
0 p% P) d! m4 o, a( D% \And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
+ q5 Q5 D. w" P" NEnglish muffins were not invented in England
6 \( m. d2 z5 T3 |; T0 K- O4 vFrench fries were not invented in France.) j6 A/ l$ L, z! Y" b9 m
, y# O9 ?% V% J# J+ j( UWe sometimes take English for granted
8 |$ n+ [2 K9 QBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
# K0 b$ y7 s5 _) R" CQuicksand takes you down slowly5 K% r' r1 m, |' i, H7 ?! \2 n
Boxing rings are square
) X" `, ^. K" h" Y/ g# vAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
]8 _; H3 C# T! EIf the plural of tooth is teeth9 l' s: r: v j( H ^- F
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
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Why didn't the preacher praught. k% l& l" Q/ r7 y G6 _
0 M* C' T2 K% R1 g3 {0 i1 bIf a vegetarian eats vegetables, T% P9 w9 @; i2 \, p. u$ m
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?# k$ a: X0 O0 s0 p. S
Why do people recite at a play
9 }1 K0 C# ^3 S2 q7 ], f+ p( BYet play at a recital?
5 `0 s# T% O; w9 S3 ?; sPark on driveways and
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy7 ^+ D3 w% _. [2 d/ x( ]
Of a language where a house can burn up as( k4 i1 Y2 P2 [7 o! I- {$ t$ W
It burns down! y. `: w+ r( j4 j1 y5 D( h
And in which you fill in a form
; T3 i. [ b7 M% R" Y* L+ O4 GBy filling it out/ M& Y+ ]/ L+ O. _( M; t
And a bell is only heard once it goes!) Q1 S' y4 E) e
; }, a5 a* N2 }' i; c* a- C0 OEnglish was invented by people, not computers
- c4 n0 _% C+ p- B3 r1 m/ VAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why5 O# W+ E. D; z7 l
When the stars are out they are visible& D c( i/ N+ ~. g. @
But when the lights are out they are invisible
6 U& A8 W1 Z9 T9 ~' HAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch, `$ I. G# N, d0 x
It starts
8 h/ O9 q4 a2 d% ?5 ^But when I wind up this observation,
# O' m# p1 d* ^4 ^4 l; XIt ends. |
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