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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language? ~7 v0 N$ I; ^3 A# i
3 A6 K* f4 M0 _: k/ c: {( KLet's face it
2 k7 k/ n+ o. Q4 i9 vEnglish is a stupid language.
$ k) L4 G" |8 d/ E4 n) AThere is no egg in the eggplant
7 t" ~8 N- z) M8 e7 @3 QNo ham in the hamburger
1 ^7 r9 f) n! S! R% L0 ^And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
; i9 s7 i! M# _English muffins were not invented in England' L' s/ Y8 L E! R0 N: L1 @
French fries were not invented in France.
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' h9 h9 @1 N* w" C* t$ hWe sometimes take English for granted+ p/ k! Q. U) y4 `" b1 U# y/ \
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that2 d \1 I n' |$ i# \5 P
Quicksand takes you down slowly- m9 Q2 K5 e/ j( S- x
Boxing rings are square
6 A& u! K- ]( I9 xAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. - }- s& O! \5 D' t
/ p% G# g" H* UIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
4 b# [, i, }% c; D7 ?If the plural of tooth is teeth; _# U, @% i2 o; }! U* w3 E4 G7 T
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
3 Y0 |' t$ s- G" H. x' O4 |8 JIf the teacher taught,
L: Q" o" ~# c( V. VWhy didn't the preacher praught.& V7 c' |1 B( u# S" z
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
6 A1 Z H. r/ D/ KWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!? \& r6 P' s& B* R4 q
Why do people recite at a play
% C/ }5 r1 W" c& q0 ~Yet play at a recital?
; L0 \2 ?$ C4 X1 W, j; ]Park on driveways and, c2 b8 t9 g8 t# \: D8 |( B
Drive on parkways) z( e0 R' }% l H5 u% O+ S& [
9 e4 F: l+ s, [( ~: j0 Y0 wYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
: V* _: T4 R, P' L; e6 xOf a language where a house can burn up as$ q- G% W ?! Y% h
It burns down
; A; b5 i/ x X- A, [And in which you fill in a form - }- Q* }+ w8 d/ ~
By filling it out1 V9 S: D5 o0 y$ R- W
And a bell is only heard once it goes!6 f- O7 _! O$ Q e. d) t
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English was invented by people, not computers
M/ O% Y7 i, m' RAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
5 s* k1 H S. U |8 Q. W' D(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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, X: {2 `: }# f# |' MThat is why
) U- R) W7 \, TWhen the stars are out they are visible F: b$ F& _! Q- I/ d: H
But when the lights are out they are invisible
1 [, K& f: B) f/ S; ]And why it is that when I wind up my watch( t+ X% O% k: d
It starts7 g$ I9 R/ t/ `& E. h% z
But when I wind up this observation,1 Z/ |: m4 l# B6 o4 }# M
It ends. |
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