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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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, I/ j% D3 O0 l6 r( y4 n- KLet's face it
# m" G# D4 F+ D6 r7 FEnglish is a stupid language.) Z" s! N; e4 B; U
There is no egg in the eggplant
7 `1 B" z* n: Z; D6 vNo ham in the hamburger
3 e5 V% j# K0 \5 rAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
: v; a) h% ?& W+ E7 t, j/ DEnglish muffins were not invented in England! a% y2 X) y0 Y6 A/ n& w. h
French fries were not invented in France.* o1 _3 @0 e7 T6 F
: k. |( g+ L9 SWe sometimes take English for granted
! ~$ j' y2 W n4 b1 S! u" I6 J9 W& C' l2 CBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
# g! ~( M( O r; E% c f. _8 aQuicksand takes you down slowly
! f+ I. g: ?! n: Q5 q0 w L }6 O8 T8 _Boxing rings are square3 n0 }6 C, j. ]: z
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
$ K& X% M4 Y! ]If the plural of tooth is teeth* b7 U6 A5 D" n' J" G
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
3 \( _' D" u/ n4 M% a; kIf the teacher taught,
* p+ I7 L# J/ K1 ~Why didn't the preacher praught.
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! P G0 J; ]6 j8 Y4 T2 W9 {8 D, |If a vegetarian eats vegetables
0 S% S, d5 Q9 KWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?, M# K( v: i1 [' |3 @& M
Why do people recite at a play
( d7 H* w: U' b5 cYet play at a recital? I7 u$ E+ s' r; X M
Park on driveways and
( F$ i4 G$ ^- r" D/ fDrive on parkways; F2 A% F* g! w+ ~ J- ~: `
5 W# s. ^8 F# P B. X) pYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
7 E3 a, S& @+ C- M% hOf a language where a house can burn up as
0 x0 F. k7 T1 Z! a3 N6 V. j+ Y+ HIt burns down
" x$ p0 m* T1 fAnd in which you fill in a form ; ], g& \8 ]% n. A" s* h
By filling it out
1 G: v" c+ p8 s- x; lAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!5 t5 X; l3 Y3 S! _' E5 e, ]
$ z4 m% D, H, |, N; A% N* [English was invented by people, not computers) m, [/ N( d5 K8 a
And it reflects the creativity of the human race& }' u" K- T! T* [
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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( |, f4 t8 o: j. }( y5 I6 @That is why
7 \9 X! Z) W0 ?- `8 c) }When the stars are out they are visible8 h6 ?, ^& _4 q1 ~8 V% [
But when the lights are out they are invisible
0 h& g }& @' |9 K+ j( \! u7 R5 iAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
) f4 w1 r0 i' B) f5 aIt starts. f7 h, Q# ?) V& L1 v8 L
But when I wind up this observation,2 z, G7 z! Z. B0 i
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