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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
# m$ o6 J; n# n v7 xEnglish is a stupid language.
: [: U, K9 X9 d! W! |! ^There is no egg in the eggplant
$ b3 Q- Z* L+ P" ?/ ?+ Q. a0 f$ kNo ham in the hamburger& d( W0 i, J! Z8 R f- s
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
8 y, p" [9 f0 ]# wEnglish muffins were not invented in England Q- D( ~; V @. p
French fries were not invented in France.
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" b* _/ t5 c c: DWe sometimes take English for granted( K, i' Y2 N# l( t* \4 m" S, W
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that& o- B0 ^% ]0 M
Quicksand takes you down slowly
( b( O! H- L7 ?+ o. i: n. ?Boxing rings are square
/ S' |5 M! k) d, EAnd 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.8 ` |5 u5 t2 A8 T0 h( R
If the plural of tooth is teeth/ j! [+ x: n. q4 f
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
0 \# Y( p5 i8 Q* P+ kIf the teacher taught,/ y. O/ N6 a5 l. A- f& K
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
( y: J2 v8 E0 \4 V6 x, T$ ]What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?2 _* \: M$ ]: j$ m$ n, z
Why do people recite at a play
3 c' \* D5 X6 [! t/ d& ^* IYet play at a recital?
' j q9 v/ B* P1 V; \! V4 fPark on driveways and; `$ F3 F7 L$ p4 `, e4 l" m H" W X
Drive on parkways' Y' G; c) q1 g) ~$ f% f7 u; O% P
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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5 c1 j; W/ M% J3 TIt burns down
. Y6 J+ K" r; AAnd in which you fill in a form , J, [( _! E8 j- W' P3 U1 S) d
By filling it out. d: o2 f0 y# h& h* I
And a bell is only heard once it goes!3 C& N& A" v* s, r- p& j9 ^
6 J# Y! s+ W4 S4 _% HEnglish was invented by people, not computers5 G" B/ Y. K7 M4 s
And it reflects the creativity of the human race D! h6 D$ P5 d9 C
(Which of course isn't a race at all)$ \5 N/ o! z' u0 s. G7 ?4 U" C. i
+ [/ ^* B$ c L: l7 oThat is why+ h# N* ^) x2 O- e
When the stars are out they are visible5 p$ o+ _# k0 R) K: X
But when the lights are out they are invisible
% {/ t( w1 K0 o P# q+ IAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch0 o# p$ W8 N' q* l' r
It starts& A7 F k7 k0 g. y
But when I wind up this observation,
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