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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?& J- i# C& p. I% @$ x( |
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Let's face it
, L, I+ M8 h7 c) F% hEnglish is a stupid language.
: p+ U) r9 F$ ^3 UThere is no egg in the eggplant
! I: d4 }' l$ rNo ham in the hamburger; |5 D# o5 E6 k0 [9 `8 ]: R/ J
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.2 R) P6 X, _9 ?9 C+ s
English muffins were not invented in England
5 z* e: s' S: w& ?7 ` v HFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
9 F, T* F; p9 o tBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that3 f* d9 M2 U2 ^2 h N$ K
Quicksand takes you down slowly# A. I5 B2 D: @
Boxing rings are square/ t6 f0 X a% d: R" X
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 6 ^: w& A. a% P+ N5 U6 m
( v1 h9 \# H6 Z8 s5 F t3 aIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
! O* ^# ~, u/ \" W, V; TIf the plural of tooth is teeth7 k3 y g9 e Y V Z9 z
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
+ }6 n" O- u+ v" nIf the teacher taught,4 |( a+ \' F, B' U) Y1 e2 E
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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% z9 `4 o5 _: W: ^! U1 X" e5 K# ]If a vegetarian eats vegetables
: C9 ]9 C% z) S) _' _- k' s h/ yWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?! D% r# e s) [3 J% S
Why do people recite at a play
8 X2 K: A3 z5 p& tYet play at a recital?
& R' i9 m/ }# DPark on driveways and
* r3 ~% [& j+ L/ i2 @Drive on parkways R; s O3 O' F& T/ i0 F% z
$ J& C. d. Z. H1 K/ ~You have to marvel at the unique lunacy" f, E: |' Z- |8 k) j( }' \" u5 M
Of a language where a house can burn up as
9 }/ [1 i+ r [3 W" m% `It burns down
/ R4 c# E0 g, x0 ]& f0 u# C' B, lAnd in which you fill in a form ; T. c# B1 A7 K0 _% M& B2 m8 Q6 {
By filling it out
" `* U# [9 E$ h- vAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!+ _" L; |( M# w+ k+ F
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English was invented by people, not computers2 h5 {7 ]; i1 U) E
And it reflects the creativity of the human race0 v8 A/ j) N* |
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
) t" V, a2 Q( I& O1 F- V! Y. HWhen the stars are out they are visible+ Q C, ~3 u F$ u% W
But when the lights are out they are invisible
* E, w! j% R4 h" v0 @, S; TAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch3 K) j9 s& q: T& G2 e
It starts
8 H+ T" n T% z0 C' H' RBut when I wind up this observation,& y$ Z2 N0 @8 t8 i1 c% n
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