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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?5 B/ x" U7 T/ H5 P( J
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Let's face it
9 W" f* u9 {0 hEnglish is a stupid language.
0 S6 i( v/ ~- ]There is no egg in the eggplant
$ J; Z/ O/ i; I4 U! @& X; fNo ham in the hamburger/ G6 l( |; A0 e
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.0 V+ N; l/ a' ^3 b8 J3 K/ B3 _) r0 m
English muffins were not invented in England, `- l) H4 l9 C& s6 ]+ ^8 \
French fries were not invented in France.
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6 U0 f# L( g) u5 q! P: BWe sometimes take English for granted9 W9 ~- d) ~7 I% v1 `/ Y8 e/ L
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that( c2 I; `( J5 s( x$ P) ^1 r, E! X
Quicksand takes you down slowly
7 L' N, J, |& v* y9 pBoxing rings are square
3 f1 J! `# R) f4 N( {; jAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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( `3 t+ w, X4 m3 q6 @& `- I6 FIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
) U. J- F& U7 z$ d9 r9 a+ l& L! z$ BIf the plural of tooth is teeth' D1 }/ Z+ ^% K( _/ `
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
4 J. x8 H! s5 m( n* [8 S" a" WIf the teacher taught,+ M- `# R# M- H# F" o
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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. m+ y. w7 D* q) G% B% C5 _% xIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
9 j4 H$ T4 L- {; @8 \What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?& z' w# }: u; x* V* d+ p9 D
Why do people recite at a play+ D" _0 Y7 _( [6 f% D1 s, u: [5 c
Yet play at a recital?
8 F6 d* O3 G: b3 zPark on driveways and) A3 h% x d" ^8 a
Drive on parkways8 {0 z# W; R# {& H
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy4 S/ P* J/ d8 Q4 i# _4 ~
Of a language where a house can burn up as4 i9 ?6 o. e! O: r
It burns down
5 }, |* u, X7 HAnd in which you fill in a form
5 f7 n% S- P( m/ W% s4 F fBy filling it out% \' C9 x- l7 Y8 x$ U9 B6 y
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers0 T/ ?2 T# i( e% {7 k7 }/ D' n& u
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
1 S6 K! U9 S% m) f* }(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
* {1 _* Y1 X+ n3 ?When the stars are out they are visible" M9 R' x7 K2 u4 V) g7 S$ T: F* |3 _
But when the lights are out they are invisible5 l, L ?! o( P/ _
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
9 X6 K2 r) {2 V) _3 s& A; \It starts
" z$ T7 r3 z8 V$ W4 f( v) x5 \9 JBut when I wind up this observation,4 z, D& ~( A5 V+ [. F- o3 j/ i
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