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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?/ q K" @ D/ h O0 h2 q3 c
- _9 g' T* X+ R7 ]Let's face it
& F& G: n, F- hEnglish is a stupid language.& T: [" l$ \6 F6 K
There is no egg in the eggplant
4 X% a) u- H3 sNo ham in the hamburger
2 @) m3 ?$ s! N, dAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple." E% K* }8 |! C3 `: B3 H
English muffins were not invented in England8 L3 a+ p: h1 W' Y+ |4 O# c' T" I
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
/ ~8 ]$ N! e# m5 w4 `% [" \! t$ h7 SBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that, e. ?. m: @0 v* i2 ^9 Q
Quicksand takes you down slowly
c) J6 p: {, P- I0 J; f- }. Z% ~Boxing rings are square. t, |( V7 L f4 g/ V8 |8 ~' g v) l
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.
% t, D+ t, X: s% `* d w/ eIf the plural of tooth is teeth: V6 \+ _# ^% ]1 B# s/ X+ K
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
4 N9 g a; t, }5 U( rIf the teacher taught,8 O' v+ ?2 w8 K8 |+ K) e- l
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables6 h" m$ ~+ R) d+ _; [) w* ]" H
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?5 `+ Q( L8 {: O+ |8 g" q
Why do people recite at a play1 u4 Q7 q! l* s4 u* K+ h6 b
Yet play at a recital?
/ X' Z" a9 K, _Park on driveways and0 g6 Q( T; b. b4 A R. _; n1 n
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy) Y3 t! }2 V" b7 B- Z+ W+ |
Of a language where a house can burn up as! ]" p( f; h: q" R3 ]# D
It burns down
) ` \' b2 L7 l, v0 Y& F1 x$ d. h2 SAnd in which you fill in a form 5 R3 J8 B# y, J; t% {9 ]' l7 |
By filling it out% ^) m1 o2 n' e2 X% R/ t
And a bell is only heard once it goes! ?6 f$ a$ M/ Z/ G8 k: P2 e% F# J
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English was invented by people, not computers+ J# g0 s" }1 _' v b1 H ~* j2 {% P1 j
And it reflects the creativity of the human race& y' b; @0 m8 U9 ^5 p
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
. `9 |3 E; t5 n, |! ]When the stars are out they are visible" H% C* P% K0 s1 ~' D" a
But when the lights are out they are invisible
6 w$ h1 C, b7 | w- iAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
' [1 [! g& a) T5 B! QIt starts
2 j, X: V5 W3 f' g uBut when I wind up this observation,
/ y5 z, B0 N2 w) F* Q! `" MIt ends. |
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