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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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% r# W0 U0 B' N8 s$ P$ @0 DLet's face it$ D w2 t; ?! Z: c: ^
English is a stupid language.
% O# y6 p$ X' \. r1 SThere is no egg in the eggplant
C, g7 P% b! PNo ham in the hamburger
, Y- G" R! P4 h- b, U8 oAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
& W7 K8 U* ^/ m4 R1 @ c7 ]9 b) _English muffins were not invented in England. d O9 E2 r% w! I2 X+ K" z3 h
French fries were not invented in France.- h7 _* x7 N, N$ N, a% G! }
' u5 Q( h- [$ V1 z% y0 \We sometimes take English for granted
* y: n4 q B; e3 d9 M! cBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that1 r) l# ^. {/ |6 E
Quicksand takes you down slowly" V) s2 U% f) I3 D
Boxing rings are square
3 A7 g, {* `5 ?- k$ X" O$ N( Z6 }0 U6 L" z' }And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ; R% m$ x8 V/ i; b) r a
- q* @5 Q3 e; D6 P# ^. FIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.9 F/ C( Z; |1 d5 R, W+ d2 v
If the plural of tooth is teeth
! ^- g& U. w' T4 d3 \Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth. T. i B, V3 P" X+ B- I+ k- ]2 Y
If the teacher taught,
9 `, L$ e/ X0 _9 |: UWhy didn't the preacher praught.$ {, L# w P; ?
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
$ m4 v1 w* m! R& z" n9 h. FWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
% W. J8 x2 H! }6 ]0 jWhy do people recite at a play+ e, W1 f+ M, {' A; a
Yet play at a recital?! o8 O8 K7 A: f. f2 g0 e$ d% `+ m
Park on driveways and5 q: Z" a3 z! x+ r$ x; o
Drive on parkways2 G; |) L$ A" l9 i7 d, _" Y# U) k: c
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy% [1 j' N6 S* I* M2 ?8 ^2 a
Of a language where a house can burn up as
! T+ A, _, E. p( }. Y2 XIt burns down; Y$ E" r/ `6 h$ b$ B. ^1 C
And in which you fill in a form ) ?. n) S. h" C/ g8 r
By filling it out
1 X6 P% w# s6 }; C! q# [And a bell is only heard once it goes!) p1 n0 {9 Q( s% e$ a
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English was invented by people, not computers$ r% [9 u* ]7 ?2 o6 f9 X( o8 m$ @7 w" P
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why4 w5 i& V1 E3 @" v' u
When the stars are out they are visible
m; ?4 v1 ?. n) i- b; b! J, [/ YBut when the lights are out they are invisible4 ?+ W0 B0 A9 i6 O% W+ c
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
( G Y, z$ E2 RIt starts
d( E& j& v! O( @# O+ K* C/ ^But when I wind up this observation,1 M# x, q0 P! \& u
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