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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?6 r6 R0 T) \ t8 u' E" n
" Y( m" q* W$ z: NLet's face it
/ @, L2 |, t( [) Y8 w! [# F8 _English is a stupid language.: Q7 P9 v v w' Y7 v4 U2 |
There is no egg in the eggplant ]2 f$ G7 U9 F( z' N9 C, B$ D8 p7 ?
No ham in the hamburger
`- q! S3 C3 a7 w% @5 ^$ m- nAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
4 ^1 @. Q9 w( h* n3 tEnglish muffins were not invented in England8 I$ C3 m% q9 a! U+ S
French fries were not invented in France.4 m7 v/ V$ m) p) \5 P
2 r; y9 ~" s% ZWe sometimes take English for granted
8 y. }/ _4 n' o3 o6 i: A+ o# SBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that) E+ E# ?) H% m9 D
Quicksand takes you down slowly
v0 q4 k' q$ a' U a6 r+ N$ |$ uBoxing rings are square
. |: C i3 l# z6 D( C; u6 iAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. - M; S3 o# l2 ~/ y- R: s
, k1 i4 W$ }' b& ~ P; j" v! OIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.9 w. \5 T" K* b5 s5 l& V& A% `
If the plural of tooth is teeth7 t% S4 F# r9 }) f, J/ v% S
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth8 Q* Z; }& Q" A) G0 _
If the teacher taught,
2 w0 i. W- e4 y6 X8 i0 ^Why didn't the preacher praught.. E# |! H7 P4 x2 l
t m1 m5 J. f9 W1 G- Y& zIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
) J0 H! E. z+ B. ]What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
1 b; H) Q/ d9 h0 Q; rWhy do people recite at a play$ |6 D+ t+ U& @; A! D+ b
Yet play at a recital?: a& G1 ^1 R v6 V# ?
Park on driveways and3 t* f6 C4 G- O( |) R
Drive on parkways- d: A8 n/ D9 Y. H3 P
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy6 G2 K. R$ w# h6 L* P9 N. R1 |
Of a language where a house can burn up as7 Q: r& |1 i# [. u
It burns down
" H# e7 K! N' G- lAnd in which you fill in a form
3 w" k, x$ Y, G5 PBy filling it out# h: K# z2 i) T+ c1 X
And a bell is only heard once it goes!% [$ H7 u4 b% W1 m
2 V/ M; `6 @0 \# ^; ZEnglish was invented by people, not computers
o9 X% Z9 z, o/ ?- s, P- e9 qAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race; F1 W% { m D! a. Y/ `( h
(Which of course isn't a race at all)7 H9 _* U# a# \- R
/ p# I6 K6 P6 Y$ U/ h) [That is why
6 C" J( R1 L* b) N& iWhen the stars are out they are visible0 B7 N; y2 S/ A( }4 a% S$ b* _, O
But when the lights are out they are invisible
, L7 C# k' g5 T4 L# J( U2 jAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch' g/ l9 ?4 Z3 q5 T& o( Y" B
It starts
# o" [7 x9 l: h9 ]But when I wind up this observation,
* ?. `1 I9 Q3 d; O' g( e) MIt ends. |
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