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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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6 X' [) |+ j* N; nLet's face it
& u& K1 ?5 p: x0 b* K( _1 fEnglish is a stupid language.( I! p) Z4 y. U0 Q0 b% K+ ~$ l
There is no egg in the eggplant! T& C) g: l% i, N! y
No ham in the hamburger
) z9 f- Q/ V; R0 {, S( A* aAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
7 @+ ]5 m6 h$ x+ z/ {. HEnglish muffins were not invented in England) g) z4 p# p5 b8 c3 e
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
: U+ Z! U! [& wBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that9 r1 I/ k7 }; E3 y/ t1 d! H+ _
Quicksand takes you down slowly/ Z0 F8 ]9 a( U. X% E- ^
Boxing rings are square0 o1 L1 H4 w3 \2 A5 r9 H
And 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.
0 q) I0 v/ F& v, R( hIf the plural of tooth is teeth1 A9 y0 X# m) ?$ w Z
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
0 q W# X4 [9 [: }If the teacher taught,4 b2 Z! K R. L5 i: Q
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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. {0 P8 x! U" R2 E2 @1 | s6 }If a vegetarian eats vegetables& V0 }6 W7 A' I, ?9 h
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
* g5 b" V4 p; n5 vWhy do people recite at a play0 `; N) V8 J2 g0 u
Yet play at a recital?; f- {, x1 o4 X2 \0 V* d6 n: o5 u
Park on driveways and+ x6 F- P8 b; R& \
Drive on parkways* v+ d2 E' o, W3 F
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy, A* n' @% `9 t v+ |
Of a language where a house can burn up as& _/ Z" t" w! J! l- E1 i
It burns down
2 L% G7 h7 b8 `. O, PAnd in which you fill in a form
, T! Y7 n. { }1 k2 [By filling it out: [" v$ D: t7 e' T! ~3 [
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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6 S9 B. v! W, g9 f1 GEnglish was invented by people, not computers
; ~) h* v+ e$ j } }5 f7 S# ]* tAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
/ [& N! [% S: x1 v5 R; U(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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4 C/ M" y+ J6 s7 O6 SThat is why0 R9 M' {0 O% y8 p
When the stars are out they are visible6 J0 U y) T/ u% }8 G
But when the lights are out they are invisible: W0 ~4 S9 l+ J, B8 }9 y: l) [
And why it is that when I wind up my watch! e5 K- g3 \ A
It starts
1 F+ l- y, e/ g( |But when I wind up this observation,
9 Q* x6 }! h4 }9 a/ k$ X- K+ oIt ends. |
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