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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it5 o: h* o& T, B' y
English is a stupid language.3 ~1 D# J5 w( D* \" C$ N' W4 V/ c
There is no egg in the eggplant
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And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple./ H. O' n3 A: S: ~- }
English muffins were not invented in England k* L: a* |: p0 x& I; \: T/ V
French fries were not invented in France.- `2 I+ }0 m3 x8 A
5 u% `, F7 I3 D, h' o4 H& ^We sometimes take English for granted
6 P# w; n) H& l" @But if we examine its paradoxes we find that2 z7 F8 p% r# ], o5 C) v
Quicksand takes you down slowly& h- q4 l* e6 U: T/ P+ a, G
Boxing rings are square: g' U* g( `* Y. y. E+ I6 ~
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." Q) `7 `' D" f7 q6 [+ f
If the plural of tooth is teeth2 b) x/ t! K% o$ x6 `, h
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
) z: G5 y4 @! I/ `4 j) @7 l( DIf the teacher taught,8 X$ w( @' d( k+ _: d( \# c
Why didn't the preacher praught.2 a/ j' _" f( N5 o+ d' [
1 \" b# _0 L0 _: k% W/ I" pIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
/ ]5 ^4 [% u# e+ O: ~What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?: V h/ I7 i3 e( ~. ^
Why do people recite at a play' L+ w9 g2 @3 L$ m. x- j7 \
Yet play at a recital?9 ~! r/ r/ v% U' f& e O
Park on driveways and
) O% _$ E# C" ?; QDrive on parkways
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7 r- Y; t, Z' ~, RYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy6 h* Q7 q# j- D5 V/ D; a
Of a language where a house can burn up as
; v7 J, }( W; f4 G3 v1 s- Z Q0 rIt burns down- A- [, e4 a0 F. I+ m% Q
And in which you fill in a form % L. F1 c7 k# c1 Q+ M0 E; S
By filling it out. y U# C* {8 } R `
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
Y2 d9 c8 L; _: b/ A# w! YAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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- A8 Y; x0 {, A+ E& W* |6 R3 YThat is why8 S. v9 k; P# w7 x# S' u& g' c
When the stars are out they are visible8 s6 [; s5 x; a4 e; _$ ^
But when the lights are out they are invisible
; q: x5 ]. y8 {6 u8 w* d2 MAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
; C7 Q5 @9 _5 D' YIt starts
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