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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
1 l1 O' H% t' i& A8 Y) _; ^English is a stupid language.
8 L3 K# K9 T) I; b+ Y: |There is no egg in the eggplant
& e4 l, i2 K. L, I) n6 a8 l xNo ham in the hamburger
& x# r( b/ f+ b$ U- D1 ^0 LAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.$ ^/ {) S7 o- U& _
English muffins were not invented in England/ g8 P4 ^& I# P, `9 e" u
French fries were not invented in France.
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; P1 @) d( S, \7 a3 r {+ d CWe sometimes take English for granted; ]1 o1 O9 V- c" a
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that# n: d* H1 ?- b, W) Y
Quicksand takes you down slowly
3 u, X" i; X* q: {Boxing rings are square
4 S4 w; b0 r' U/ h7 hAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ) I- V+ j# N# V4 a' d: C7 D
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
0 R/ V# M& g1 u; ] S. F! z- D' eIf the plural of tooth is teeth5 ?3 l$ {5 ^2 S
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth( y4 J# w) w( ]7 B# Y
If the teacher taught,
, o" `/ Q) S) C8 ]$ v4 Y0 K: QWhy didn't the preacher praught.+ `) V: s6 j/ E) ^
7 h: o- z; w' ^) H) J7 xIf a vegetarian eats vegetables$ r# c$ ~0 [, ^" u, G- i1 D$ }
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
4 c! `) V: W- ?4 n8 S: nWhy do people recite at a play2 q3 z' X6 s- h) B% u$ ^7 U- o& w
Yet play at a recital?
7 O7 I! {2 m, {+ q% pPark on driveways and
* m$ m5 i4 f: W: d8 W* NDrive on parkways/ K3 ~" _4 D, x
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
9 T6 P" W) E* j) }. D) h( ~Of a language where a house can burn up as
- _4 e" F: d5 a" z9 OIt burns down
/ n/ W! J3 I- J$ X# x: ]$ B, pAnd in which you fill in a form ' b2 z" p2 m: m0 E5 |3 Q
By filling it out
0 P: S+ u% h! `! E6 I1 S; o6 d# eAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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% m3 O! H7 J mEnglish was invented by people, not computers
7 b6 t$ m! X, K1 P, SAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
' Y3 J8 r6 o: S- D' N( C(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why& p# f J0 U6 x4 {% o6 m
When the stars are out they are visible8 H2 c% J* H9 o5 B8 Z: `$ m$ a
But when the lights are out they are invisible N$ e! M2 E' g2 `% j
And why it is that when I wind up my watch! {6 Z9 l8 U/ {+ W- p
It starts
% r7 Z& a/ _- jBut when I wind up this observation,
% Z: z' b4 F: m& i; Q3 P, U5 j4 _It ends. |
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