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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?7 T" g$ b0 l& U! G& K, _
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Let's face it
9 ^/ {' u- P: t2 u9 P: C2 l2 ]. SEnglish is a stupid language.
, M, w6 E1 f9 c) X" P1 TThere is no egg in the eggplant& T! V, a/ e0 z' Q
No ham in the hamburger. l" h5 G8 |5 Y7 ]( O2 y
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.) E* k5 ]' G- _) _
English muffins were not invented in England' b6 c- Q2 Z# f/ B
French fries were not invented in France.
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9 d6 l7 d3 e6 h. CWe sometimes take English for granted
! f5 L$ @* [7 v2 I% J/ r( eBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
u: @7 F9 f( V" ]: a0 Q; FQuicksand takes you down slowly+ \7 H9 S( S, f6 ^# p; s
Boxing rings are square/ j+ e, Y+ s7 W* t
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. % U0 W# r$ n% ]2 m/ I! O$ \
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
3 d: \: x$ c6 }! e) UIf the plural of tooth is teeth
6 i% G* Y4 m7 \. YShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
% |. J, `- O4 T" X; f3 MIf the teacher taught,* L- x2 p, l2 K) Q/ p2 S# w
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
! P$ N0 @& X' H& x2 \) zWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?0 T- j( @1 b: t! D( s( E. B
Why do people recite at a play' x, z- a0 z4 a& d% N( Z$ c5 _9 h
Yet play at a recital?
) k) z0 m: h& K. r. J9 KPark on driveways and
H0 w' Q0 x/ y) _$ m' H( B0 uDrive on parkways* w2 G7 B+ w2 S7 I# \
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy* p1 [. F7 M+ m
Of a language where a house can burn up as5 @+ O1 x( v. e- @& }; y$ l; S
It burns down& r3 M" A' g* n4 N
And in which you fill in a form
# m" [, p7 ~7 E! ^0 k9 m# ?By filling it out
/ d- _% j; F2 R: i- o4 `7 TAnd a bell is only heard once it goes! Q4 u2 g; U/ \/ F) o
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English was invented by people, not computers
4 M+ ~# d# w2 a! n8 b. @And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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( h; J3 X! A. I( ^That is why
- F" w. }3 n; xWhen the stars are out they are visible# |) F. r8 f* i- C& h, D m; ^; z; h
But when the lights are out they are invisible
* D+ V" g8 }+ t3 V% O7 QAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch$ Y3 \* k5 z7 W6 R
It starts3 P# t2 Q6 v9 P4 s% j; R
But when I wind up this observation,+ m/ x2 G9 z4 t n f: D% E
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