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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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' u* D2 R& B; A) Q6 S3 t6 ELet's face it' ?' z6 f* {, L& f
English is a stupid language.# \/ C1 M) n7 `7 D( w+ y6 u
There is no egg in the eggplant
6 L2 o( I/ h: e7 L; ?- }9 @) oNo ham in the hamburger
+ Y7 D& Z+ p, F; KAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
6 E. s) B: B. O% t0 g3 S5 A+ WEnglish muffins were not invented in England
3 N$ f- Y3 y+ g- l, pFrench fries were not invented in France.. k. F( k6 E/ t0 R
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We sometimes take English for granted+ P9 B6 j& O7 F) O
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that5 O# `/ Q( q0 {) J4 V" s
Quicksand takes you down slowly
+ q/ R6 k( g {4 S7 U; sBoxing rings are square
1 s2 T% T/ J8 ]6 }) c( s7 _ wAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 5 K' |' B# k1 x7 M+ V" o
3 I9 ~4 ]% A% d, [. e' f3 ]If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.+ [" K% [) K5 L/ U; S! Z4 U
If the plural of tooth is teeth/ D" m+ y( d4 h5 Z3 v; H% U- C4 k
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth! m7 o' A3 `& M6 @* g9 Y( C; {, \
If the teacher taught,
0 D# C5 a. t. mWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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$ z/ f) O, a6 C5 a6 o! _If a vegetarian eats vegetables+ R! r% g7 i( ^+ M! y. m z, o5 r
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
2 J; h, g) P! V8 G1 R' d0 vWhy do people recite at a play
' S" Q, w) V- DYet play at a recital?
# ~$ r# @. r5 o, F) r8 c% D gPark on driveways and, C! ~8 e! Y. c
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy% E0 `; n. J$ O) w! n( p* m+ C: P6 y
Of a language where a house can burn up as
- ~6 Z1 H8 r+ n1 H7 H0 a4 y+ XIt burns down6 h' _3 x; I$ g5 E/ W
And in which you fill in a form : z+ g/ F$ a9 W( b) b% }
By filling it out
* K6 A6 H2 H; @# v; WAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!/ I% c1 t8 h2 A3 i
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English was invented by people, not computers
8 o& Q! g r) u, u, w/ n3 xAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race/ ~) B. l( u( h; ?0 g% q! i' ^3 I
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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* N2 f4 S3 ]2 U I. ]That is why0 ]) m m3 d& ?
When the stars are out they are visible( O% k' n0 j7 [; z$ b P4 v
But when the lights are out they are invisible( c/ b5 i2 ?( K6 t# m" n0 Y% q
And why it is that when I wind up my watch5 C/ H( R& d% Z- ]; ^: x
It starts( }6 e0 |1 p9 d" x( f
But when I wind up this observation,% F# R" T( a5 G: T& e6 B/ W8 L# Z
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