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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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. L/ y, `" S6 ?7 ~Let's face it
0 |! W# |5 h2 H) Y% ^& {English is a stupid language.
. C9 H. \, w' ?, hThere is no egg in the eggplant
9 x, h& G! U W' P& y1 JNo ham in the hamburger4 r o1 K7 t, I" z" O; F( f$ d
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
4 t) A# l5 y% d1 w* a( cEnglish muffins were not invented in England& J, u0 ^8 O, ~8 r5 o" d
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
/ p6 |: D. ^5 f- LBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that$ t7 I$ ^$ }/ I* p# }' C h- _- O
Quicksand takes you down slowly
3 I& B' w% T& B" Q2 U, nBoxing rings are square
u. e* T3 Y+ V0 UAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 1 P* O$ L0 ~/ w( W$ o& e
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
! _% S: N3 O2 W, o& U' S4 TIf the plural of tooth is teeth
3 u9 j* g. A9 g; H, Y7 ~3 QShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth- F4 _ ?: `. ~% K; _2 _9 t
If the teacher taught,
2 ]; K! \0 ?9 }7 ?: r, jWhy didn't the preacher praught.$ L+ _% e% J. p+ c' P8 @
% g, u2 X/ s2 L: a! N; iIf a vegetarian eats vegetables; [; T, D2 J/ y! v7 C: ]9 t$ I
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?' e' J x( l+ A t6 `
Why do people recite at a play. M8 v- M) g, E+ E3 S
Yet play at a recital?$ {# z, s% B f( @
Park on driveways and2 i( @* k* W( L! J
Drive on parkways8 [ t* p; p+ G7 H3 V1 m. j
& H; K3 a. ^; Y4 k$ L& qYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
, {" _& C9 {/ W; R9 wOf a language where a house can burn up as
0 j4 Y: _/ m5 I; p q/ A- d0 PIt burns down
j7 x/ e3 j W5 ?8 k9 E) W3 G+ z) NAnd in which you fill in a form 3 S, Y% Y) u$ j* `
By filling it out
' g! V I3 r2 u V7 j7 F8 [3 j+ aAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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- s; k0 Y, H* ` ?English was invented by people, not computers
/ \" N+ R4 o) y: lAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
4 t; I" q! R4 z. k/ y' _/ ~+ r3 @; N(Which of course isn't a race at all)+ ~/ i/ }8 Q6 a# z/ L' j% v6 H
; C4 [2 {! I2 b, l% AThat is why
+ ?5 z0 w) h/ M* {& gWhen the stars are out they are visible
0 ~: o- j2 p' K( aBut when the lights are out they are invisible
& g* ?2 N# q# E# M% g9 [And why it is that when I wind up my watch
& K- [( w& o8 l- d4 |" yIt starts$ O; r* T4 G+ u& T3 O
But when I wind up this observation,+ `5 ~* ?/ `; T
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