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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?5 j0 |8 }) J% V
2 M B2 l$ A2 f9 F1 oLet's face it0 Q4 s2 q- l* S( E
English is a stupid language.
1 U, t' n4 a _' _. mThere is no egg in the eggplant
) ~! \* R# Z# y: _No ham in the hamburger
8 |. q1 p' o" c5 i9 OAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
/ _4 b; f1 Z. A: r+ j. H6 }English muffins were not invented in England6 z# H/ C9 m4 R9 _( B0 G
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted7 K" m; I" l/ L1 w
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that8 T5 R# Q/ I" o; J
Quicksand takes you down slowly, W$ _" c* W6 u9 {6 T) ^& q1 x1 N& b
Boxing rings are square& S) J% @4 R1 `
And 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.
# w5 ]+ s- |+ q% r/ {. zIf the plural of tooth is teeth' A5 @3 Y% L3 z. t, @) ^: g- J$ O
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
. x, t5 U; F7 q: w1 r7 mIf the teacher taught,9 v/ j+ ^; u7 S* p6 M
Why didn't the preacher praught.& q# T" Q! u; Y4 U" y
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables- I; N0 I' `9 D4 [3 A; Z' O' `4 F
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?% m/ p) {$ P; }* |/ {% ]
Why do people recite at a play5 ?$ B, Z9 L, {% C3 o
Yet play at a recital?
# ^. v% d9 v1 e' d0 [: ePark on driveways and3 J: g' ?: p& x# P
Drive on parkways
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. l: L5 L% x" r1 @6 @You have to marvel at the unique lunacy; Z9 z# c7 X. @* N
Of a language where a house can burn up as
/ _" a2 m0 M( |$ V& @" yIt burns down
2 b7 r- F1 v2 t, G! ^. IAnd in which you fill in a form
2 v j: d+ w/ z" T9 } T1 nBy filling it out
3 J+ ^7 J( q& w$ k$ q3 h& CAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!+ J$ d" L0 Z/ f5 G! ]( Q6 H! K
! F, X8 Z' S3 f6 ^* Q# UEnglish was invented by people, not computers% y6 V' P! g4 c
And it reflects the creativity of the human race( m- i! |+ b$ ?1 ?8 Q% z# B
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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1 v: }1 U7 {" XThat is why
2 S1 [/ N: _0 E' L7 v7 r8 v& HWhen the stars are out they are visible
& P' x5 a& f9 Y8 u. ~' P1 C! MBut when the lights are out they are invisible2 ]# } B' N9 R& f. Y& Z# m
And why it is that when I wind up my watch' P0 p% |, E! @0 e7 E9 J
It starts! P5 m1 M, V* v
But when I wind up this observation,
8 M7 F: _8 n' s' l, m. BIt ends. |
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