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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?+ c/ r* D1 Y2 V7 ^* e
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Let's face it' h# C: S5 ^2 t2 k- v+ o4 `1 D4 v
English is a stupid language.6 u7 M6 C+ s' E3 E" f
There is no egg in the eggplant+ `9 U, ?' g+ O6 ~+ k' @
No ham in the hamburger
9 M; H. |$ @7 [2 b' pAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
0 N/ v |7 ?3 l# X3 y/ w( Q* l9 H8 V# IEnglish muffins were not invented in England% a0 n0 J. g6 O# H$ Z1 ]
French fries were not invented in France.
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/ y( N+ j6 K5 J/ n, d$ oWe sometimes take English for granted
% a0 S3 ~6 N9 W3 `. k9 y5 B4 LBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
% v4 }+ k1 F" A% a( gQuicksand takes you down slowly
0 v3 P) @ v# Q9 {, ^: K% QBoxing rings are square
7 Y5 V( l7 _) m$ ~- O, hAnd 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.
7 @6 G3 |; x: C5 }; R6 Z* vIf the plural of tooth is teeth
2 x. k5 r) r. A/ R) j8 cShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
" H2 y/ W9 [' i' B6 O4 ~If the teacher taught,# @9 H, i. v$ D
Why didn't the preacher praught.7 S1 y2 D4 J0 a! G3 h; p( {
: f0 Y) [; X, F: q) t" M8 LIf a vegetarian eats vegetables0 ]! g7 a8 L: |7 G7 V. b
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?$ ~9 |* g- z1 Y( c9 W5 T
Why do people recite at a play
# V. C v0 k) G W% kYet play at a recital?
7 J7 j- S8 @- ?% LPark on driveways and
% N' A% t$ v: ]Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down% E" E! y4 O c
And in which you fill in a form
3 f$ Q7 v0 f% s b8 ^$ R. o% uBy filling it out+ {% A! }+ ^* Q$ @' v' {% M
And a bell is only heard once it goes!1 G7 e& U, @; U6 F$ B/ q2 j
" e$ ~+ j O1 b% N1 eEnglish was invented by people, not computers" ]% w% B( `, i' k6 J y q
And it reflects the creativity of the human race1 h8 B" N% S1 }0 K# v
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why3 D$ T4 t& U$ i; I
When the stars are out they are visible& h/ Z1 }2 I3 O: J
But when the lights are out they are invisible; _7 B# c7 x& J, L* A
And why it is that when I wind up my watch9 I: t) b$ ?$ Q, h- c4 w
It starts) B; K. s3 o; S9 d$ H6 H
But when I wind up this observation,
5 i5 \4 w: b0 D- Q }1 SIt ends. |
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