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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it8 B- t2 L5 c. j( g
English is a stupid language.( E# L1 p9 X; W6 n, d; O3 i6 B
There is no egg in the eggplant
5 p! ~9 R1 [4 g$ pNo ham in the hamburger4 \+ }8 C. Y; a6 ?6 H8 G5 R
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
% e9 \2 c- ]9 _! ^: n2 [$ yEnglish muffins were not invented in England
8 c3 a& v/ @2 O+ q! r9 L: d8 AFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted6 n( }9 M. R, r v! O& U% ~3 B+ C
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that ~; ]. ?. p, f
Quicksand takes you down slowly5 j. v6 _5 T' r9 Q
Boxing rings are square
2 z/ Y( I7 v) P& Z' TAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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6 i- A% K* A O( M' u) P4 G% vIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
/ H4 w" L' d vIf the plural of tooth is teeth
! m9 d9 K3 h; n) H+ m! kShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
! ?" C+ H* H2 [7 h" bIf the teacher taught,
) _. |8 `% K5 {& s* ^Why didn't the preacher praught.
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# B n! Y" o2 S6 n- L/ N" {3 SIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
- M5 b" G& l1 [8 L# W7 ?7 y, rWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?3 d, c% C- _# G7 g# \! N6 h
Why do people recite at a play+ _' i8 n" E6 \0 y* L
Yet play at a recital?' z# }% g) S9 Y
Park on driveways and+ X, I/ s2 Z& D5 `0 C1 @5 b
Drive on parkways
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( B+ V# S1 c7 `8 nYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
+ j$ k7 q1 D' NOf a language where a house can burn up as9 r$ J" Y% g9 O0 N
It burns down, D3 B; Y; H9 {' k0 q4 G! A
And in which you fill in a form
; t2 S! b8 o) r4 k1 U% ^8 r: FBy filling it out
5 T) k" G; D) L% p, zAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!2 t" v. O* S. g {2 g& K0 h
2 H6 i1 ^4 a5 `! b& z6 yEnglish was invented by people, not computers* e# h- S x/ w$ U& c
And it reflects the creativity of the human race- M- ?- x1 O; g; h: L
(Which of course isn't a race at all)* ]1 ]- H2 N6 [# r
+ P- g- d# `$ Z O( [That is why
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But when the lights are out they are invisible4 E) w; l$ \& e4 t/ o+ H4 l
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
6 O# P7 r" m( r' Q: a- t+ W5 zIt starts. P5 k4 D6 e8 M9 ]1 x( o. D* c$ Y
But when I wind up this observation,
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