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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?1 f8 F; g* E' t, i
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Let's face it
* {: n8 Y- f' }% X0 VEnglish is a stupid language.
8 q1 H4 k! o% j5 f [; X, n0 fThere is no egg in the eggplant
' o; m% W M r3 Z$ XNo ham in the hamburger
3 t$ H8 Y. f8 I6 V, J3 aAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple./ W4 e0 E s- b5 I3 X) B
English muffins were not invented in England4 Y, b7 P3 E4 G# m- C+ t
French fries were not invented in France.9 J1 `1 ^, M! U! L4 i" J `
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We sometimes take English for granted& s% B. o6 y% z2 k
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that" m) w2 p. N2 c! e' O, L
Quicksand takes you down slowly
% ?( [3 I# T3 ZBoxing rings are square0 x2 ~, q- }1 Z7 A+ L8 T2 z$ f1 C0 P- ]+ |
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. , h6 ?$ O2 Z5 |! A
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
, b9 ?7 e: a) n8 w }If the plural of tooth is teeth. T( T P7 j+ [& S. J
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth% m |8 i4 l/ h! `5 w' l& `/ R. |% K9 z/ e
If the teacher taught," a/ z. H0 u. X( h1 u% ^% P
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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0 O# @7 ~: y6 `1 ^ X! ]# nIf a vegetarian eats vegetables% D5 o p6 ]7 B. h
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?, a; P w: X+ e8 i
Why do people recite at a play- @+ {+ c, H7 w" y4 j$ m, Z' }) U
Yet play at a recital?
& ~; a h8 Q2 M2 V+ c/ BPark on driveways and
; v5 E# I5 ^, ^& @4 SDrive on parkways2 S) J$ D0 d, ~8 a, @: P9 h
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy% O" i9 E5 z& c) k& u7 j9 T0 Q$ J
Of a language where a house can burn up as
' N3 `; Z$ ^7 A( ?It burns down* M- N- H ~8 R2 z7 T$ I; K G
And in which you fill in a form
6 x( K% y1 G+ \- m0 m, d$ TBy filling it out; F8 G/ ~2 T- [! \
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
, o! Q7 s2 E. Q, q8 BAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race% S3 l- S6 a% W& {' i* ]0 u
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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, N$ d; J) y, p1 `5 |' w! n0 qThat is why
7 m- Q ~$ q# f! |5 b) f- pWhen the stars are out they are visible- v$ O, K, n. ~' l: i' L' f: b- r
But when the lights are out they are invisible0 C/ F& y6 S, z7 L" C3 k
And why it is that when I wind up my watch' Q& Z) U# a6 ^0 ~0 f0 ]" w6 p. @
It starts/ d# [1 p& U) ~
But when I wind up this observation,
% X- K3 J/ J+ j( j5 {* eIt ends. |
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