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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?/ M. G8 N" w+ y* C
8 {- K; W/ M0 A4 Z# l- B6 f. CLet's face it# R( Z. B* n7 i) F2 ^& v
English is a stupid language.3 {8 T( l/ W! `
There is no egg in the eggplant7 u" O' n6 ?% s! q, r
No ham in the hamburger
3 N& e) H# L& `- f5 wAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.& Q0 a. Z( P: y
English muffins were not invented in England
( ?' P) ~7 ]9 I! \( ]French fries were not invented in France.* I# E5 G; j1 O
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We sometimes take English for granted5 J$ ~) f- v: S6 H% e
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
3 n- ]/ c5 r, P* W) LQuicksand takes you down slowly
- A9 M( R A5 }7 z, ~: YBoxing rings are square4 { S# s% t) Y: G) L
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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! m- Y# Z( v8 k, ^& e- V5 { b2 w' mIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
; ]% M' x0 h3 y2 R. iIf the plural of tooth is teeth5 U6 ]1 y. K, ?4 X+ x
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth% I% G; J2 d' n5 l% W
If the teacher taught,1 [; v: |$ z* g7 O5 O6 P" r1 v) ~
Why didn't the preacher praught.' t1 o2 H# O' r( U2 p) a
- H" V5 V! d4 r9 v7 \: XIf a vegetarian eats vegetables7 J1 S4 C8 v+ `9 e
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
5 E) e3 |0 Q, C; hWhy do people recite at a play
7 {" R5 D) d N" r4 YYet play at a recital?% k2 j4 A' M) E
Park on driveways and- L7 i% U( b/ o) n; N8 q
Drive on parkways4 q; X6 x% _6 Q. W
$ M* l+ e$ A( X+ E+ {6 o$ c! ZYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy) ]( t% |2 @( Q
Of a language where a house can burn up as3 k- j6 l! o) T3 K+ }% Z
It burns down
, ?# R& r* i8 XAnd in which you fill in a form
. A ^0 F( j2 S, p, nBy filling it out8 g& Y) A% @' @0 s
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers U F4 [6 a' T, t( F, U! F0 B
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
* z: ^) [) n8 S$ h3 w5 @! _& @(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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' ?3 s* ]8 i2 d& h0 K& JThat is why
& \, s/ V4 l7 } Y. U& ]When the stars are out they are visible) E% W3 E# B" ]2 L9 ?
But when the lights are out they are invisible/ ~. r: C3 }. X) U$ z& a8 q) l* P0 p+ B
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
& K. y: E8 k; `+ v" NIt starts( B* _# M n: t- U4 T
But when I wind up this observation, [+ y% `' g/ p% g8 @* U- C, x' n9 b
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