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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?, F0 v- W9 `$ p% I
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Let's face it
( F$ e a8 @& N+ nEnglish is a stupid language.
9 j; l) P# I6 g6 ?1 gThere is no egg in the eggplant
1 V7 \, z4 m0 M. f1 E6 Z- T3 ANo ham in the hamburger( m3 U) ]" F A
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.* A6 o D. F5 k9 w; h- E! w' c
English muffins were not invented in England
& G W9 j9 ]1 a- ZFrench fries were not invented in France.
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y6 F: d/ m& i$ \. w% ^- dWe sometimes take English for granted5 [ U4 }' Y9 i3 T0 j! I
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that8 v; F% A/ r: N
Quicksand takes you down slowly
6 ^# z, r, i- kBoxing rings are square8 `# P% F, d: Q4 ~; U$ u# |8 V
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. / |% n" p$ T, F7 k( S
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
( P- Y7 D8 @0 ]/ IIf the plural of tooth is teeth" L, y. E0 z! Z7 o' b1 F
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
: j% ~. [! A9 Q1 B) Q# sIf the teacher taught,
+ a) x6 o$ X- i9 r9 y. dWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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* ]$ q8 ~/ k8 G/ E3 g2 ~If a vegetarian eats vegetables5 H3 B* M9 q1 a; l7 C) n
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?! H1 \* X# t* M3 a
Why do people recite at a play
% [% V& f0 G( N' n3 k) J% gYet play at a recital?, j& B6 R$ p7 w
Park on driveways and- p+ ~/ C/ H) g& A! X; n( b1 m
Drive on parkways& ~( m5 ]! u8 \7 h
2 V$ C; T0 x( ^. Q9 YYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy, e7 i9 X% t: G( R5 f
Of a language where a house can burn up as7 m2 k# W0 M6 Q$ k. O
It burns down
* _4 O! t, L0 C1 R) aAnd in which you fill in a form
# K! i& H j3 V$ SBy filling it out
) {" l3 i$ ~, h1 L2 h. EAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers7 @* \3 y Y$ y% N- v) `: m
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
# E1 Y& C+ p, c- m(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why5 W, o- D) F- v! _, R" W1 g
When the stars are out they are visible
- r3 \2 h+ u5 v* N7 s8 }5 dBut when the lights are out they are invisible
/ g, ]/ ~# T" Q3 u; bAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch4 [8 v- n/ w; W* Y9 U% u4 e$ h
It starts8 [5 @/ l' ^7 J- d7 Z, r/ G
But when I wind up this observation,& Y, s+ S. k+ m! d; X8 y/ E/ ^
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