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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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: I& i% O' [& v* w+ K5 JLet's face it' d) i$ A+ ?7 T" C, R
English is a stupid language.
! _3 X( c% N/ T/ V( _; uThere is no egg in the eggplant5 u# X. g' F8 C4 Q
No ham in the hamburger% q" b; _ Q' Y" f3 Y; c; q
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.7 e, y. y O# X, w* o' K; a
English muffins were not invented in England, ?6 ]1 T' |# I5 [
French fries were not invented in France.
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' j, i- O& j+ c- R; pWe sometimes take English for granted6 F7 V' w h" ~
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that8 @; X) y+ u4 V, i7 R) `$ ~
Quicksand takes you down slowly3 J0 S* D2 M% d6 F, w
Boxing rings are square, k1 q( C2 r; E1 e
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.
% f: ]" d" n4 {3 [) eIf the plural of tooth is teeth
, W5 o' o1 p7 a3 ~# p( aShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
; a0 W4 x9 R; n$ y9 m# t. z& TIf the teacher taught,
, D) L: h2 X$ Y% _2 y6 A" W; yWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables! g8 z5 S% p1 A x$ ~% z" n
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
7 [6 B& d$ [5 K4 gWhy do people recite at a play
6 K0 H( K# [8 _) OYet play at a recital?% w; t* I5 j8 o, r% |7 g
Park on driveways and
. U: \3 i7 `) S9 z/ P9 c- GDrive on parkways& w9 i4 b2 a& p; W1 Y$ S, G1 N
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy R2 h( R9 g. E7 w
Of a language where a house can burn up as- p, u7 a% D$ S& r
It burns down% [8 m. k- U' d7 C9 Y
And in which you fill in a form 0 l3 C. Y5 f5 y. O! K7 |4 z. o
By filling it out
* f8 O2 J7 J* [+ p4 e5 Y' EAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!+ q6 j4 d: Y6 r x$ {, b- [, s
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English was invented by people, not computers8 x* e7 K8 [9 ?+ D: q
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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When the stars are out they are visible/ W" ]. R& `( d8 p: {% T3 D, a/ a
But when the lights are out they are invisible2 w4 e+ O4 T1 ]" h! B
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
9 v! Y/ s) G* P" \8 CIt starts
/ x5 c2 Q% U, x1 kBut when I wind up this observation,
5 @4 H8 O6 b1 u$ E. nIt ends. |
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