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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?. b) e; K$ ~6 C8 h6 e) v7 h; N
5 f9 H" p; ?- E6 fLet's face it7 h" v5 f9 Y2 {0 I" h
English is a stupid language., w/ R; O, L) M
There is no egg in the eggplant
1 V S' L1 c4 Z- c4 l- _, O; s2 CNo ham in the hamburger
, A" T7 G- j, g( tAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.& D- f0 `( H/ B( P2 t
English muffins were not invented in England
1 i- D' Y" M# o d- bFrench fries were not invented in France.
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% E! p0 w: d7 hWe sometimes take English for granted( S) Y/ `1 b' Z5 G* `. d8 S
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
. z1 _" B9 B9 }4 B2 }, F1 aQuicksand takes you down slowly3 }! x5 R+ ^+ b" W
Boxing rings are square; a# Q( I( e7 L0 ?0 V8 g/ m1 v
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.
$ j& P0 a# I0 e& H3 J1 |0 iIf the plural of tooth is teeth( f5 U6 u2 r! m
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
# P* p. y2 d* N+ G; ~If the teacher taught,; s9 W7 X" w5 s! D+ l: J1 [
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables; p# x3 e% d) G; C
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!? u! n+ P% u0 f( P
Why do people recite at a play
9 M5 N! U& z4 G* ?# d+ dYet play at a recital?& M2 c0 M; Q& G j/ ?* Y
Park on driveways and# X4 C# C2 f+ s
Drive on parkways
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( c3 {" z' S2 B: U# bYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy7 x# ^6 y9 w+ A7 @9 W
Of a language where a house can burn up as
3 l! `: {: G6 a' b, J3 s* q. \It burns down
2 o: ]% Y7 l9 Y- }8 b3 zAnd in which you fill in a form
* d2 O/ }( ^3 G2 j, x, t, ^By filling it out: P b, M5 {1 O; E! V* k% E) \
And a bell is only heard once it goes!9 \/ n" p) `4 Q5 k. W' b* w3 f
0 C* B# H, ]* e( TEnglish was invented by people, not computers
/ Y# n2 |3 d! b) L' CAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race1 E3 y% h- n5 e$ a% P7 `
(Which of course isn't a race at all)' Y9 U9 ^, L. h. j: r2 L( w8 q
+ \/ g+ v9 ^2 W" p) ?That is why1 E2 \# w0 B+ U) L6 ]" L9 y$ }
When the stars are out they are visible
. V7 E; e% u: k1 uBut when the lights are out they are invisible8 P. }. E2 m6 k# M1 N
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
4 e# `) m K( xIt starts- T1 M2 L4 R5 ]) f) J2 q
But when I wind up this observation,5 L1 r" @9 |7 O) j+ \& s2 N
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