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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?! h: w# H( w" E4 d8 w/ g
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Let's face it
! A% d; Q, D0 q9 _. k7 pEnglish is a stupid language.) p9 w4 V/ A8 q* X) F
There is no egg in the eggplant
) w" {; k% Y+ h( T5 iNo ham in the hamburger
" a7 S. X" x$ c: p6 j ^And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.! ^& u( l# P, c: B$ T0 O, O
English muffins were not invented in England
: N7 v% N; E2 \: F; SFrench fries were not invented in France.
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2 t( e* d3 q$ j6 [We sometimes take English for granted
: B/ L- z/ X, L, ABut if we examine its paradoxes we find that) z( m5 M+ ]2 v a3 X; m# K1 w- v
Quicksand takes you down slowly
" W2 G' Y) L m9 ~2 I5 z4 BBoxing rings are square
3 e# V& j2 l% \+ [And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 9 h; _9 n' F6 F( b. x: ~2 i6 q
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
3 M# J' m" P H1 L% e8 ?' XIf the plural of tooth is teeth8 H6 j" n0 C# T4 s* p1 s( ~3 J
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth, \; g' z- K. O2 N, J* U8 i& \7 E
If the teacher taught,5 A) v2 g6 w7 A: ^* \6 S# J5 \
Why didn't the preacher praught.' N& U1 U5 m( c
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
7 J% X5 @' H3 n8 r, Y! p3 F" qWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?/ ?7 g+ M8 O9 B6 i; `9 n
Why do people recite at a play$ D* B Y& @) E. s7 z; G! S
Yet play at a recital?
9 S8 ]0 U7 X) q& x+ R! i" O9 }0 c. [Park on driveways and, j6 m! Q( q2 l" C. ]. D% \
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy( u0 x9 e& F4 e: U9 u- }
Of a language where a house can burn up as
$ v* e1 }- z# y. Q1 S& w8 }: PIt burns down
t1 E) O4 l! U' p, L; |And in which you fill in a form / t! L3 \: X6 e
By filling it out
2 e2 \0 n0 T2 xAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!- F2 n3 Q& l5 G3 @1 E
$ V- w8 R9 ^, z- a# o1 M7 yEnglish was invented by people, not computers
& k8 O1 B# q. t" L. j$ b( J8 pAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
/ z w4 k9 z3 G! g3 X, B& M* J(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
7 a$ g4 }( G/ pWhen the stars are out they are visible
- n0 |+ A& b4 P* d- A% xBut when the lights are out they are invisible
) o$ `$ j3 c8 X4 B6 }$ AAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
( S- _) W/ z" w/ s2 M! \$ bIt starts
- x2 A6 n' k) Y$ c' e( r& ~5 oBut when I wind up this observation,
- ], G0 M2 S# ?! n' u+ f" e' wIt ends. |
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