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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it/ ~9 |; e7 N; r% b4 |+ _
English is a stupid language.* n8 M% ^" |- Y& u/ P+ ~
There is no egg in the eggplant& c1 z; U- U' @( `
No ham in the hamburger
: X% o" z3 i. f: j* XAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
X! m- q( ~2 kEnglish muffins were not invented in England
4 K( z" x; [% MFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
/ R: z+ @, Y# |5 HBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that9 z0 ~3 A( R* p% X0 p L, a& c8 i4 K
Quicksand takes you down slowly
6 B5 s( `. C: i3 o, ]1 x, }Boxing rings are square. Q3 s! w& S3 |8 F, d
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 8 ]$ C- k$ e- c
( n- u" Q: J3 J- r) w9 tIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
U$ A; n3 M+ r& V9 a6 L% `3 D6 \If the plural of tooth is teeth1 h9 b+ q0 Z0 S6 A' m9 V" G
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
0 Z% Z( ]7 n4 X# w+ WIf the teacher taught,% D; }( o" S. }4 v0 @8 U4 ~
Why didn't the preacher praught.. { i1 c3 v% U" a7 U; f0 _
% @6 s, F$ X7 M1 I6 {) M4 u& nIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
0 N2 i! V1 s, a# fWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?" I2 k, N* a( d
Why do people recite at a play2 G( o8 l2 d" C
Yet play at a recital?
0 K" {; p4 b( aPark on driveways and
- P( y. Z; ` j9 N7 WDrive on parkways5 ~' x# z0 \- t4 F+ O( U8 F* g3 T
7 J' j6 Z: {! D y% hYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy0 }& t/ |! ~. C* Q
Of a language where a house can burn up as
2 h9 z+ Y: M3 l8 R* MIt burns down) _8 P2 Z4 K) ?+ v. L O' o
And in which you fill in a form ( M+ d! y) S+ G, U' |
By filling it out( b, s O" c8 q, N! c
And a bell is only heard once it goes!$ u5 I9 j- q" K8 I! b
, a- |$ w, }6 X8 r( i- |; u7 xEnglish was invented by people, not computers
0 X# ^1 P# _+ L# D& P6 NAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race/ d8 ?: v2 k6 \1 O+ W+ u
(Which of course isn't a race at all)$ ^- n4 E" l s6 k7 d' Z' ]& |# Y
) y$ g4 F" h* r1 F" Q1 _. D; o8 HThat is why
% _+ i m- R, k" c9 m YWhen the stars are out they are visible) x; B, k0 O( L1 I. G$ s( ^
But when the lights are out they are invisible0 H3 d1 v: l1 G, w& u8 G# A
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
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& {" Y& b8 }' e7 }But when I wind up this observation,
' |% E; Y2 Y% ]* e0 ?It ends. |
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