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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language? M1 u9 S/ F( w# A8 \) B/ q7 e2 }
* H, _- B" j, w$ d# c9 j' MLet's face it, m2 h: l7 s) S* F% B5 ^3 q. z" u; f
English is a stupid language.* d" \: u1 R/ U( S% Y; A' U: ]
There is no egg in the eggplant
' t6 }$ e6 `1 Y$ lNo ham in the hamburger
+ s) ~/ e8 i9 ?/ `4 LAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
& f+ f9 [6 V" Q5 JEnglish muffins were not invented in England
& Y& ^+ y# j% z; EFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted$ p( i4 l& I$ \0 L8 ~
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
8 O7 l- V+ }. J- p& \Quicksand takes you down slowly' M. u8 t6 V% h8 G8 r3 H9 ~( k; E
Boxing rings are square
4 X N6 l* l+ fAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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$ h5 Y( e/ L4 w& O. u$ H2 gIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
7 b% t) b+ \, ]7 m, kIf the plural of tooth is teeth
+ U z4 p& C9 j( J |0 E8 N/ AShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth) i5 B1 a) t0 I7 l, U
If the teacher taught,6 r& b4 v1 w( P I9 ]
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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9 p$ ]9 _: q$ W; C' `If a vegetarian eats vegetables: x* q6 l8 X2 E
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?# L; q" b: m3 r0 W
Why do people recite at a play0 \$ r1 @/ w' \' M' _ A8 f! v
Yet play at a recital?2 G5 t# `9 v6 S4 Q/ o% a
Park on driveways and, ]$ C3 F' Y% K0 z% W
Drive on parkways
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1 v5 ~% M! u0 S+ }( v% oYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy/ k& u# [" h/ u5 p6 C' K2 c8 r1 W
Of a language where a house can burn up as
' {( n' X# \9 r3 Z4 CIt burns down
: f' n4 A6 o! R8 h5 O6 E' B; jAnd in which you fill in a form " P: W% l* ~, E U
By filling it out+ m8 k* p2 |" h
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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' S" e' j( S% wEnglish was invented by people, not computers
+ o( u5 j" o8 T( LAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
* b( E( {1 Q2 n. o/ l9 E(Which of course isn't a race at all)8 L/ ]; l% m0 X1 `7 e5 S) _
0 t3 i+ E+ P3 c' B2 Q0 dThat is why8 C, K0 \9 M, Z. \# X: R* u
When the stars are out they are visible
' b' U5 \. C3 g2 L/ Q9 h, pBut when the lights are out they are invisible
9 W( \# [' E! x2 K/ oAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
1 c9 i- q& W. _1 v& F W; y* hIt starts
. F. r9 j( N0 ]- Y0 q6 tBut when I wind up this observation,
$ d" _0 n$ ]! Z$ U0 fIt ends. |
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