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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?8 B7 N" i$ V( W! [2 J0 Q9 u
; C! q: L$ l) U$ rLet's face it# {3 G( _1 N; T# L
English is a stupid language.3 t8 g( J- p2 m- d* q
There is no egg in the eggplant6 V, `' T/ X# d6 s1 t
No ham in the hamburger( S) M" h: A% _3 G. y: I5 k& N' B2 k
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.$ V' e; C7 u8 S
English muffins were not invented in England1 J2 U& ^! E: l5 T, s! k" V
French fries were not invented in France.+ X/ n/ k1 L3 u0 g
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We sometimes take English for granted% U3 L6 r8 Y3 W3 q$ {, K. t
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that2 F0 s f; z( H' Z: B
Quicksand takes you down slowly
7 ?( f2 C% C, d b: U6 c2 lBoxing rings are square
4 w( H" T' |% ~# Z9 Q; O/ hAnd 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.0 j! m6 C6 ~# c
If the plural of tooth is teeth" f2 Y; y+ X0 u! d* W4 x1 L
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
Q9 ^. f" ~$ A9 j& TIf the teacher taught,& }7 r& h" K' E! @
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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" K5 p& c, J7 R) [0 HIf a vegetarian eats vegetables' \3 {( V. l! @' P" @; e) C6 _
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
; ]0 M& i4 \7 Y5 _6 c1 e% CWhy do people recite at a play
, {- {, T7 Z }Yet play at a recital?% E7 [6 f$ C. X( A# t
Park on driveways and0 V& R- ]8 o% L, Q& b: b8 M% A
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy5 k( w) Z- b G
Of a language where a house can burn up as/ @! i/ P, p$ t2 I7 H
It burns down
" e5 D) U( Q3 O1 t" s" gAnd in which you fill in a form
! {9 N+ T, ^! Y0 YBy filling it out; L. l2 o Q6 j) S
And a bell is only heard once it goes!0 L! `) ^# ?6 C. X
3 d; }, }5 Z9 V2 iEnglish was invented by people, not computers: j; w7 d7 ?7 T2 }2 S
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why* a; A1 T6 g7 T* b5 o
When the stars are out they are visible9 O6 |: E6 k+ U. U5 U5 [5 C3 Y' m0 I' w
But when the lights are out they are invisible3 C! ?. |3 A. P& I
And why it is that when I wind up my watch7 M+ X5 B* |. j* J* \& `
It starts
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$ W; K, l+ V, M- D: y/ B4 o6 ^It ends. |
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