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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?/ Z5 U, Q/ e2 c% X$ \
" j8 m: I) K2 o% MLet's face it
2 c0 j4 F4 G2 S6 O) ?* }English is a stupid language.% {2 \" B3 A" u4 A; x- V7 d/ H
There is no egg in the eggplant
- ^- }8 g; d* s8 GNo ham in the hamburger
2 L' k+ ^% o5 O8 RAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
9 h6 L" U( i+ i2 [English muffins were not invented in England
. i# d7 O2 ~) k8 |French fries were not invented in France.
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7 g$ ]" G( }5 V$ J! `% s4 d4 v9 aWe sometimes take English for granted
! [& W( S7 z6 F9 u bBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that. r$ G# c9 c0 `0 i
Quicksand takes you down slowly/ ~+ o L }& a& }: v
Boxing rings are square# g: v+ X# w) t: c+ G
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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4 W Q! A: C' l# @' gIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.: o; a' o$ W( @. `' {6 C
If the plural of tooth is teeth1 v' t; X2 X* q! u) s% Z) S
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth( l/ i" X) W- \, o: b6 V
If the teacher taught,
+ `* z$ K4 o: e) }, x7 f4 I. Z1 h; S5 nWhy didn't the preacher praught.3 R% `+ L. ^9 q, Q
$ d6 W: q4 n7 M v+ Y9 XIf a vegetarian eats vegetables% R* h5 ?! s) p) L Q" d- b
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
8 J7 W9 G g- p) X7 c7 \! kWhy do people recite at a play
0 p. q* b# M n* J- X, I. g [Yet play at a recital?
+ M; z, Z3 C6 ^0 L/ @! rPark on driveways and8 a4 e6 c" D- a/ q
Drive on parkways5 a: U4 ]/ l9 g2 J1 T! V
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
. g! w/ K: }9 B! Q# {Of a language where a house can burn up as
2 U; K/ Z# v% R! o" D! b. jIt burns down
0 M! O: U2 V7 ZAnd in which you fill in a form
* Y1 x6 z) ?& H1 J7 l* j& aBy filling it out
# H& C$ Z0 u0 ~And a bell is only heard once it goes!: E( B' g: q/ b/ {! }
: [ V- d2 d8 V+ XEnglish was invented by people, not computers
2 G* t" x/ \" _! a3 A2 p6 XAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race" \' X. s" Z; ^
(Which of course isn't a race at all) {! _ {( {: W: r8 i( p4 b/ U
9 ~' r' `6 e7 ~5 ?- D( zThat is why7 T: l, m. r# n! O
When the stars are out they are visible
I6 [. o5 P& V$ ^) a6 w; y8 sBut when the lights are out they are invisible
8 w( Z$ ]3 R2 _: l; H5 QAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch# [/ C5 R( P4 r* y
It starts) p6 z' Y( L1 o
But when I wind up this observation,
, y4 ]3 u6 \9 z4 p/ q: ?8 ^, QIt ends. |
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