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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it8 E- |# l8 y; P1 S3 L- A' j* W
English is a stupid language.
% m p6 F( ?: K; t3 V l5 \There is no egg in the eggplant
7 y: L& X# D. S8 P0 y ?No ham in the hamburger/ \+ \3 s3 d2 w. E; g0 @# W
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.# G1 `" R0 Y; L- q3 y% L
English muffins were not invented in England( P) ?2 J- R! O2 b+ B9 G/ N: R
French fries were not invented in France.
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) S. k) j) b! H! _% }( s/ g9 P7 NWe sometimes take English for granted
& O( n6 Z6 _- A2 f! V3 hBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
% k% z/ H* B- J# R3 E1 {Quicksand takes you down slowly2 n; q9 ~! J9 u( s m, T8 Q
Boxing rings are square
. @" D' L: T' I( J ZAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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9 \/ E4 p! O) P. o* |* U! IIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.3 l2 _+ r+ {8 N7 y* |
If the plural of tooth is teeth
: S4 D9 Y; @9 S4 S- L# X; J; lShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth c! m1 z" R+ @$ Z6 \' p- P) `& ?' h6 R
If the teacher taught,* M- U$ m) p% l% J$ o
Why didn't the preacher praught.+ Y5 F5 n8 @2 M% E, c0 v
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables! b, h( J& a" G+ c; |
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
# Y( O/ t& e* a/ O8 c% nWhy do people recite at a play
! Y9 @" b8 O1 Z& O, |1 z FYet play at a recital?& w# }2 D7 S# f' r
Park on driveways and
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy: \, c. C% d1 J5 d3 n
Of a language where a house can burn up as
4 Z: T% G/ {6 B: A4 EIt burns down; w7 q g# b: {- {6 w: Z
And in which you fill in a form
9 U) B4 E) C9 u U, q( n8 i e4 zBy filling it out
' g$ j0 X! z1 c( A0 m. I! V kAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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( }( s: F$ B4 F! T/ r6 EEnglish was invented by people, not computers
0 L: w' M* @/ w3 x+ h- [And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why
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But when the lights are out they are invisible
# a d3 N+ p% [- A1 z% W+ F& bAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
y( `* k' X" h4 _It starts
4 C; s$ A7 i5 x/ j, u* n, ?But when I wind up this observation,
$ Y0 u% |# U/ u6 Z- P& IIt ends. |
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