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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?% v! e) o8 |- N3 g9 V
5 B; v/ F. Q+ p! {* i& |6 F( PLet's face it! q9 L$ _% h: s& n& J5 p
English is a stupid language.% c" d8 B( u# t) w* r$ Q" F
There is no egg in the eggplant' {4 g# X7 }8 Z x2 e# P
No ham in the hamburger
( ?- }: i, T% v4 B5 UAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.+ q& a8 g2 {) C; T9 J* X
English muffins were not invented in England
, E, p$ m8 E6 M1 ?" u7 SFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
& h9 e$ {: l+ \+ T/ R$ K# PBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that8 W4 N/ w2 v b! U/ L7 x
Quicksand takes you down slowly2 L2 l2 n# u' v9 J# Z. X
Boxing rings are square; }# C2 D. L+ J
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 2 ?7 r& s9 h6 \ _
! c+ J- W# ~6 q# J6 j' {If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.0 M( Z7 H* y& `* f" q) T
If the plural of tooth is teeth2 O1 Q. |1 p+ N, ]5 |' b
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
D; l6 J( T9 z% fIf the teacher taught,
2 r& g% j z; ^' h$ D y' ]( i' `Why didn't the preacher praught.2 r7 S! F& f0 C/ F% y+ C0 L
1 k& W X, J2 H5 E k DIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
! S# h4 u: P0 r) F; uWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?" H* |& @( o6 {$ u
Why do people recite at a play
) ^9 L( k: }" ^: _" |; G5 w! x- kYet play at a recital?
- i4 L9 E8 f4 R/ O+ O6 aPark on driveways and
6 g0 r/ C* J, X* m1 O' eDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
q' W5 h* M* ROf a language where a house can burn up as
! `! U# `+ l/ t4 h2 M& qIt burns down$ t: h/ Q* n3 @" P& S' f
And in which you fill in a form $ s- K" G; p0 b$ B- z- U( C+ g
By filling it out
$ `7 q3 p- c1 DAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!. f, t! U. ~5 K% p, {9 W2 r5 D
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English was invented by people, not computers
! C5 }7 x& k( {* cAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race% q# Z" ^: h- q+ i- {: ]4 b
(Which of course isn't a race at all)9 X0 r9 E5 \/ w* t9 q- t- u& E
, Y- j. Z' A7 J- E. ?6 n7 ^That is why8 S2 V' @- Q) Y& M& z9 [
When the stars are out they are visible
+ S' ` Q) q9 L& K, ^( PBut when the lights are out they are invisible
' U9 f$ P4 `8 n* wAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch9 `+ Z8 Y, Z3 m, T
It starts6 r/ |. U) Y& d% ~
But when I wind up this observation, ?) F( }; O( g$ s
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