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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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& b# m H% G/ bLet's face it4 n* b* g! m" r. o
English is a stupid language.
( d# T+ H8 U+ j3 g v) nThere is no egg in the eggplant- |1 i, \( E% d! S1 V/ U
No ham in the hamburger3 L# V6 S m( p0 }) W6 E: j
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
/ f4 N2 h* y$ `English muffins were not invented in England
" D+ W+ p1 U* a* y' z/ l/ {. \French fries were not invented in France.% H0 D" r3 z. n" ~; d$ X
5 a7 Z$ C& w, k5 Q( `6 aWe sometimes take English for granted
+ S3 ^! t# Z' m8 Q- ~6 pBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that6 }$ p J. ] p2 A3 F c) M+ j
Quicksand takes you down slowly0 K/ y4 h+ ]* U5 C5 B1 h2 D
Boxing rings are square
7 p( z3 a% u: L1 nAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. * p- U% z" |; i! i( O( J0 Y V
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
0 ?, t c0 K% iIf the plural of tooth is teeth3 b" h5 G, J9 z
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
* U n5 B$ x' d( [5 g4 M, Z2 XIf the teacher taught,) t: A4 X, z: |, o' C9 W" ~/ l
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables0 R6 {% R' \4 ]+ K- D
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
1 \* q8 R4 X# r& N+ XWhy do people recite at a play
, W7 C9 w; U% e# N. d. X* LYet play at a recital?
* A8 Z# B; X) KPark on driveways and
) \' r9 o- H2 l- ?Drive on parkways7 O$ A; H" t ~: |9 J: {
6 G2 J, z8 {. h( `+ y: x w! ~You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
) {/ ^' t9 i$ ^, }" FOf a language where a house can burn up as
/ J1 `6 d# N6 D6 N: \9 Z% p* y/ bIt burns down2 g, b" y8 [" X) I
And in which you fill in a form ) n9 u( v; R% d! q; D
By filling it out7 I+ L1 ]0 {6 r) p5 r
And a bell is only heard once it goes!5 G0 r" ~; n- {+ }2 M; `# ]
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English was invented by people, not computers. `: o4 f/ g. i, P+ F
And it reflects the creativity of the human race% {9 P& V9 ]' ?& _7 Z
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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When the stars are out they are visible
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And why it is that when I wind up my watch1 `+ c1 T& Z$ K* A- S
It starts
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