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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it8 a. T3 M0 O0 ^0 B/ B
English is a stupid language.
# m Q5 J7 \& {) m: ]There is no egg in the eggplant
4 h% ]( z& M4 N% `* o( XNo ham in the hamburger) J. r4 B U- l5 E% X; [! d, v
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
9 N/ N+ R3 W' gEnglish muffins were not invented in England
" o4 F) }1 F* @( s, E+ `% x6 ]French fries were not invented in France.' j2 N. O9 ]$ G8 ]
, u7 X( E) ~9 s1 C2 g! w3 v( f eWe sometimes take English for granted
' y% q' M ]0 u/ c3 V. J+ @6 ]/ QBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that8 I) Z0 Z( x2 s: d
Quicksand takes you down slowly4 p# B, X$ {4 s4 |+ d8 c
Boxing rings are square
5 g/ h" J* ?8 fAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ' r9 H6 X# u. |* y. ~
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.# Y: O5 N% G4 g! x( f9 F
If the plural of tooth is teeth
, F8 L$ G- E1 M2 i% ?% AShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
- ]2 c8 {! o) P3 l# M* I/ wIf the teacher taught,3 K+ b* \+ j4 v% v2 C3 j( d
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables8 S- @: A: K: b9 C
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
9 M- e4 N& d4 D6 WWhy do people recite at a play1 y; ?5 ~' W" E& D Q2 E E
Yet play at a recital?
$ o* s. p4 q: U' B/ n1 uPark on driveways and+ D$ h' v- {2 Y* U# e4 y4 F" v
Drive on parkways
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& _ k/ t3 ]- o* X. W$ c' yYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy e5 O: H R! O* w2 M& q
Of a language where a house can burn up as$ B+ P4 t" o n% S8 L$ ]$ G
It burns down( X6 I; d8 H4 q4 x% C7 R
And in which you fill in a form 5 f4 U" ?- |; F# L
By filling it out
3 B2 z S! S. i5 q2 mAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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0 Z2 i0 Y: ^2 ~ ~, ~) M! XEnglish was invented by people, not computers
$ [! u$ t6 x% |' X. K& zAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race/ D; N: Y, ? k
(Which of course isn't a race at all)% m- D; C' b2 S
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That is why
0 V+ p2 f0 Z: u8 E$ jWhen the stars are out they are visible. I' F( U9 ?* d3 c) _! N
But when the lights are out they are invisible# H8 D; [7 |. E: t% l0 X2 B9 X
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
2 D5 y; e2 p0 P5 q! F K9 O; lIt starts
& x4 Y V6 c8 s; c1 [But when I wind up this observation,
- m+ ~, b; n- Z5 a) U V" KIt ends. |
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