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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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! N# s4 V9 \' {5 J U) H- I$ j" vLet's face it
% h4 `, E4 P( v0 mEnglish is a stupid language.* n D( w. r: X# x+ o( Z" a4 V4 c
There is no egg in the eggplant
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And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.0 X: j$ J6 _0 _- X. S0 _
English muffins were not invented in England
" X8 ]3 h4 R- Y- ~ e, `4 \French fries were not invented in France.# M; S3 B* b# E: T) Z" n
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We sometimes take English for granted
/ O& @+ e* b, L& G7 s- E6 d1 G9 VBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that& i- e }1 E, R7 l8 r
Quicksand takes you down slowly
! O0 s+ s" d3 t+ ^: F2 YBoxing rings are square" V/ Z, g! G& b2 ]" L- y
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.
% E& y+ v$ Y) e+ `4 N# TIf the plural of tooth is teeth+ n, Z( a& Y' C% c: a) W% v% }
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
8 X$ n2 G9 ]7 r# ?If the teacher taught,' R" r% g* A8 p7 `
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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1 z# q$ ~" m# aIf a vegetarian eats vegetables2 T5 `& Z& } G- o
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?. n8 u S' `3 K: R) w \5 b
Why do people recite at a play
- f3 V: p6 j l0 [% C: nYet play at a recital?
2 [8 I; M9 R0 d8 [) yPark on driveways and
* l, ^ I# M/ t9 o7 J1 f6 N: [Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down w* |4 c9 Y5 n- i: u
And in which you fill in a form # q5 n# H% [2 [# n0 K) R% K
By filling it out( w' m) f& D4 d+ V4 B1 a3 g' |
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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: F+ N1 r! r1 f2 iEnglish was invented by people, not computers/ p# c1 ]" e' T
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why
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But when the lights are out they are invisible. V' _# Y( }4 |9 Z. T7 H: \$ N( V
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
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But when I wind up this observation,: ]! Y: o# B1 O T8 n
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