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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
# E. R3 W( {- E8 tEnglish is a stupid language.& f. T2 n$ x$ L$ c2 i9 ?- C6 p
There is no egg in the eggplant
, v: ]9 s, l0 H4 h! t; B$ rNo ham in the hamburger6 a( S [& _6 X' ~( J
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
5 `6 w( K! E7 q6 ~" mEnglish muffins were not invented in England% d8 A- c& r; a9 R! r, a4 w
French fries were not invented in France.
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$ e9 P$ k7 u9 D' `We sometimes take English for granted
B4 \$ D1 J2 t: h* i9 nBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
8 K1 J/ D7 i( r" }2 [Quicksand takes you down slowly4 Z* U' e. ]8 h( |% [6 t H
Boxing rings are square
, v" C) H s% D" M$ b( \And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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6 e' E: C n8 ]: mIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.$ ~) _2 V- @6 b4 O! s
If the plural of tooth is teeth; n0 Q- ?, m* T3 V( T
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth! Q* s% G7 ]( @4 W% X7 d$ t
If the teacher taught,
8 w" C0 b3 H- s3 P1 [' FWhy didn't the preacher praught.- x3 e0 T5 m; M: k) q( C2 h
7 |6 P- r7 I6 ?# c/ P9 w' j8 iIf a vegetarian eats vegetables0 f) R" ~/ }0 B# p4 W
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?$ P0 c# W. |" D
Why do people recite at a play! e' D. J# m) Q' o/ Y& q: ?
Yet play at a recital?
. b1 y! O; I4 HPark on driveways and4 r; x5 {7 K7 U6 ^" r4 n3 F" |
Drive on parkways6 t$ ^$ U4 M+ v( V+ q
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down
& f" y" R7 Y! S4 ~7 t; H- NAnd in which you fill in a form
; J0 k$ ^' ?- q% YBy filling it out, b7 l9 c4 c! |$ Q% i
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers3 G! W! j9 R8 x
And it reflects the creativity of the human race* j' _4 ]- h, g: Y1 J+ `: P
(Which of course isn't a race at all); ~" q t6 X8 O- L4 B3 D
/ P/ i# h. k' ^* f+ sThat is why
+ B0 c/ h K7 ?When the stars are out they are visible
2 P8 d% P2 Q ?But when the lights are out they are invisible2 E& J0 ` x# z1 w
And why it is that when I wind up my watch0 G) A3 u5 i) R
It starts: f7 A. h% R1 e2 {% r7 L# x
But when I wind up this observation,/ p. [. q- h8 L; \
It ends. |
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