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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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5 V' D2 ~% g+ ~; G) a& VLet's face it
4 [7 \( ?+ ^. P8 ~' d: kEnglish is a stupid language.
; B; U! X& B4 g( X; ] wThere is no egg in the eggplant
" X2 @, @, T1 d6 F7 [No ham in the hamburger
8 Q( K( ]0 J. T% YAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.7 d0 ?0 J. }- x
English muffins were not invented in England4 l0 o# V6 x3 p3 s1 P4 ~# e
French fries were not invented in France.
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) J7 ` }/ Z+ @9 gWe sometimes take English for granted ]- J7 w& r9 c+ K% t
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that9 t" Z" V& w6 W# p% ^2 s
Quicksand takes you down slowly
; ?2 g0 D- a6 K. q3 YBoxing rings are square
3 f F! B, `0 ], J* @And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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4 g8 W8 ?" B3 x% @. r8 I" ]) T8 ZIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
- S' V: K0 x- W1 j5 S2 pIf the plural of tooth is teeth6 @5 p7 m" }5 o, g; a
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
6 x+ V$ z7 z7 j4 U. C0 Y- B6 SIf the teacher taught,0 k* }- I9 q( i
Why didn't the preacher praught.$ G2 d9 k& f+ ~7 y
( y, c- s2 \2 o- ?8 m# |5 H- gIf a vegetarian eats vegetables; l5 L8 a: N/ M- H6 v( d2 [
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?9 k* j0 Z9 e$ G! D1 W/ i. ?
Why do people recite at a play" D6 L( ]4 ^) [' T0 W: J
Yet play at a recital?! f O+ D3 x* M0 u- P0 x5 N* D5 G
Park on driveways and# i `+ t Y' j( v
Drive on parkways
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; ] A& g/ m- Z' aYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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. O1 D' B+ O% |/ WIt burns down
+ Y$ l4 ^, Z5 g _# @* w7 }: XAnd in which you fill in a form / p Q2 L: [0 r z
By filling it out
" M. k3 z' k& [$ ?% R( B5 wAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
1 c5 ?7 T4 y HAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why, X; M$ u+ g9 e* s2 O) @+ G
When the stars are out they are visible4 g' S9 k* l! T% o% {) K5 I2 o
But when the lights are out they are invisible5 z6 o. C0 P8 r4 ~
And why it is that when I wind up my watch0 n/ o$ V7 ~5 `+ u
It starts
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1 y3 z" i4 d8 E$ c/ vIt ends. |
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