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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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0 z' N8 K/ d. KLet's face it( a! R( I m, V+ a5 D
English is a stupid language." G2 g2 [1 K9 V; T1 H
There is no egg in the eggplant9 W8 c0 ^4 v* J, t6 t
No ham in the hamburger; U9 n! S: n# P! L5 T
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
7 Y! b8 [) [- D7 yEnglish muffins were not invented in England
8 s& U# A& r; mFrench fries were not invented in France.
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1 y8 h$ ? T( s8 ]We sometimes take English for granted
' V# {5 c7 [4 ]But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
" D; }7 h3 c* Z/ pQuicksand takes you down slowly
" J- x2 b. P- f$ R1 |Boxing rings are square
& U8 t! `* {0 o& c& n) C/ {And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. % o' U4 Y0 } H/ d- ]3 w6 E
/ u4 R+ F* u+ ~If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
) R' z, E1 b- g( LIf the plural of tooth is teeth
) l8 X7 C8 ~0 K/ SShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth: q* B4 w) ~+ [! h/ a
If the teacher taught,) E# E% S3 J' q, E; f
Why didn't the preacher praught.$ c$ {, u3 P5 z/ f0 h
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
- O6 _; Y) W8 S# p1 lWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?3 V2 m: X/ J! s: Y+ N
Why do people recite at a play d( u: K6 |4 d0 o
Yet play at a recital?7 g7 | E/ q! }' N
Park on driveways and" X& J0 ^% d9 s+ J0 f/ f2 ]. B
Drive on parkways
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1 V0 D* E+ v% n( Z0 e& fYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
/ {" s3 |* t2 q8 ]5 k7 v( ROf a language where a house can burn up as T$ X7 S' h" @
It burns down. ~$ j& y" y8 S a" R) [& \
And in which you fill in a form : a6 }7 _( d2 ~
By filling it out9 z/ L$ E) f; C7 f
And a bell is only heard once it goes!7 v9 y" g7 H' T }6 ]
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English was invented by people, not computers
, E! G; o2 ^. t" HAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
0 B1 Q# b- H: }! n9 S D( y4 i(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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3 ]. F7 D% g3 g- U. ~, AThat is why/ t5 N/ j, F5 K' U. T$ c' O9 r$ V" d
When the stars are out they are visible. q7 y/ M6 v. s1 @! E0 u
But when the lights are out they are invisible
A, m7 G" k# F- U& }' g( \And why it is that when I wind up my watch1 o1 A# f. U) ^2 k
It starts
# G; I) O8 V# q# h, _* H/ q! OBut when I wind up this observation,3 k9 z7 p1 c% s! [
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