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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?( H2 M8 j6 R- u- B- W: `
1 c* Z$ A& Q) q: MLet's face it
6 t/ W& V) x) a& S1 AEnglish is a stupid language.
1 {# e8 `. Z5 s) B6 ~There is no egg in the eggplant# J7 X5 V- p8 V& u7 Z/ k
No ham in the hamburger2 l; @7 r, ^, u; s4 a9 X2 A! a6 y
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple., e2 |+ u+ w7 L8 t$ K8 \8 Z
English muffins were not invented in England/ x; m9 ?# K ~8 ?3 {4 S2 S I
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted/ F- }, g& [. X9 Y9 q
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that2 c, ?& `& j2 F X2 m( v
Quicksand takes you down slowly
|" P7 x+ S! i) w/ SBoxing rings are square
% r- B9 b3 T" `# IAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 7 h) Y! \/ m! \" k+ D
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.+ e6 n- }' d, g3 X6 Y
If the plural of tooth is teeth
, I4 P7 G$ l) `0 ?/ iShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
* e- w! r7 s9 G. @0 D1 W8 xIf the teacher taught,% q4 C4 _% O5 w
Why didn't the preacher praught.( I7 j: I( h) e' D
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables) a6 A" T, x; o$ B
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?' N0 w. M# w e( e$ m1 h+ A
Why do people recite at a play
3 I: k/ h' D% J, d. ` M' LYet play at a recital?5 j2 I1 X9 u4 C( h( m
Park on driveways and
7 k# S* s9 y6 D/ W8 JDrive on parkways
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9 c0 X8 Q [& k# a: fYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy6 O+ ^3 |% n3 T
Of a language where a house can burn up as0 d2 R2 ^7 A$ m1 C4 j. A. t1 J
It burns down
3 |2 I0 Z# c% C5 d$ l$ q1 FAnd in which you fill in a form
b* K! t ?% t2 C. FBy filling it out
, v5 z. E c: `. E" K( }+ mAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!* N/ k( X) M+ g, c& V7 Y
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English was invented by people, not computers
( a" p2 n H* ~3 OAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race, u, O5 D% t; W* X z% T
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why) d4 q( Z! `$ l0 v3 J7 u2 W9 w( p
When the stars are out they are visible8 ] `9 ^8 |: R/ P4 b
But when the lights are out they are invisible9 m4 D3 V/ x6 M& D8 e9 ?) V
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
! N1 g5 H- I" C" {It starts& d( S! ]) @; C& s& j4 i/ G
But when I wind up this observation,
! J. _2 ~. C# E A) P# qIt ends. |
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