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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?* r/ s( I( Y" d: z# |
- O" x1 T" l: LLet's face it
; c( h% o ~5 W3 ^4 M* tEnglish is a stupid language.
3 j3 u& W2 b r5 bThere is no egg in the eggplant, ~4 p, N4 L) s; B+ X
No ham in the hamburger
; y& b6 V# Z! k2 r& w" qAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
) A) ?; _0 E |- NEnglish muffins were not invented in England: _1 A% A% F' u1 z8 N2 n( v
French fries were not invented in France.0 ?8 h, t+ A- E/ J/ ?
0 [" U- [2 N. cWe sometimes take English for granted
8 G* i# J8 b. w% p& x0 mBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that3 ]3 X* _$ n* e* z& `, J% v
Quicksand takes you down slowly
: V/ N I1 k$ m2 H$ J v2 p9 i$ ]' jBoxing rings are square
3 \2 C; }6 w) ?6 w& g6 M& jAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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2 K5 d- H/ T1 M& N+ E9 }9 x; ^If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
/ o. k9 K$ `/ v& W; _$ EIf the plural of tooth is teeth
! H |! t( \. Y. D! L: P7 GShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
% f- B1 F! G. B0 V9 h5 `* iIf the teacher taught,
& a: \; \6 [: E$ H7 UWhy didn't the preacher praught.7 }) U0 v5 W7 F' @' j
6 K- V7 ^4 W% G- M+ [. cIf a vegetarian eats vegetables& b2 t0 C$ Y2 S& j# X' f$ p
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
- U$ k1 K, h2 x& O- H9 |' s( SWhy do people recite at a play# X" S4 y; Y0 ?: f2 U) L
Yet play at a recital?
) b8 G U! o% h* M. k; P+ g# wPark on driveways and
$ G6 `$ Y6 `9 p8 {9 EDrive on parkways. L$ e& g3 b0 }5 k
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
`* t9 m+ N- I, w* uOf a language where a house can burn up as
5 Z @1 w0 R, `/ kIt burns down
* z/ {" o4 v( R8 KAnd in which you fill in a form
. j% R9 `8 K, X" }By filling it out
% v. Z' K1 K2 L. }3 ^: ?And a bell is only heard once it goes!' ^+ E, L* y* _* N! c" O! ]8 I
& G5 V, u* v, g( u/ u3 GEnglish was invented by people, not computers
. |# Q w& d8 L# [. O% UAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
x; [' Q' G8 _& m* o+ k" [/ l1 a& q2 j(Which of course isn't a race at all), Z# @+ {" ]' _' a
" I; D$ ` G4 p! WThat is why
& P2 ^ c- U) ?2 M% s2 BWhen the stars are out they are visible6 G( P- i3 x1 p6 d! q/ i& `7 _+ ~
But when the lights are out they are invisible
8 U+ \: g' {. bAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
+ f0 e. \ S7 z7 `+ P1 mIt starts) o- v3 M+ ~, w9 P
But when I wind up this observation,9 _4 s7 S5 B$ @ T; ?& P
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