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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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8 S6 x0 m0 Q$ jLet's face it8 I' G. x; D$ b. o
English is a stupid language.
7 _2 `+ i0 o+ |% p k* PThere is no egg in the eggplant7 k! @6 B8 _3 C0 H% H
No ham in the hamburger8 z; u8 ]; y* ?- a7 M- \
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.- J/ C7 l8 d7 f, N( z7 V! J* z( a
English muffins were not invented in England5 Q6 o( N; v- p/ @9 @" t% |+ v
French fries were not invented in France.# l+ ?$ H1 c2 w/ a$ k; T
- {/ J& J- ]3 a8 t4 oWe sometimes take English for granted
B7 I9 K. h% j% K$ ?3 oBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
) O) k9 R; A" @Quicksand takes you down slowly# e& R& _2 v5 b k8 D9 d
Boxing rings are square4 a0 I' r7 S6 f# j% e. w3 j0 d1 c% j! F
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.
) n2 J; b! Y! r0 `If the plural of tooth is teeth5 g& |8 Y8 f0 z) g9 f/ ^
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth% g5 S7 ]3 P- S' ]/ Y8 G) a/ R
If the teacher taught,( O" o3 m/ [0 D% i, J
Why didn't the preacher praught.5 Y X8 v) L, Y4 ^2 I+ V* b7 @& D
- r1 g. T2 [1 b1 _8 |) ?- o1 PIf a vegetarian eats vegetables! y% H& a) q% m% j" ? u* M4 }
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
/ }. b D2 E: E. s' {7 y4 ]$ @Why do people recite at a play8 c' h w( Q2 W, \% @/ m
Yet play at a recital?
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) q/ z+ p, f0 A9 E q. \Drive on parkways }* W2 V) |2 s4 F7 M" f: i
3 G/ W- t' k3 E& l8 p7 ~6 V. UYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
9 X$ K; U" I' [6 V/ R% DOf a language where a house can burn up as
: T$ U+ P o M' FIt burns down
; v5 y7 F+ K% M' Y x) QAnd in which you fill in a form , D/ ^! j# N! u& n n
By filling it out5 P, A- Q( Z! U* U. [5 h' f
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers0 Z; {3 C5 I/ }: H
And it reflects the creativity of the human race, y7 U$ j6 v. Y$ T
(Which of course isn't a race at all)9 _) ]6 X/ C' O1 l0 _: [
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That is why# A* R& V- z" c) b. }
When the stars are out they are visible
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And why it is that when I wind up my watch; ~3 x. W6 R! w' e! `
It starts
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It ends. |
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