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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?$ _: Y# n' T" `6 W1 s! o' q
9 a9 c- _, m- M: M v% ~, c8 nLet's face it% W3 X+ Q6 z: e! `9 L' Z7 F t" j/ v
English is a stupid language.
$ Q) n3 z9 j: s% L! ]There is no egg in the eggplant
+ _# g f/ S% Q) _8 L. H2 ]: l9 JNo ham in the hamburger8 t3 K; R8 {# c6 Y, i6 ^
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.% B7 y7 D+ g, q
English muffins were not invented in England
4 c! J$ ~5 W3 E, oFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
C! V2 `* L5 C/ Z- dBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
! ]) X$ b% ^3 |, l+ B4 {. xQuicksand takes you down slowly' I, ^3 ]- r8 A$ z, j
Boxing rings are square+ @& j: V& b( K
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.4 ^, }6 q, W% D0 m! L4 a- ]
If the plural of tooth is teeth
, \, O+ b: Y' T4 S- XShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth. r$ b7 U& v( k* \
If the teacher taught, I. W. g& O9 ?$ j. M
Why didn't the preacher praught., l" H9 a( _( X7 P2 G
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
2 n3 C/ b y8 F) U" UWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
. R& X9 L f+ o1 gWhy do people recite at a play
) o# b& I. X3 UYet play at a recital?: p' ?/ b j& O
Park on driveways and9 _5 Q6 g+ }4 N1 D- V# ~* G5 N/ R
Drive on parkways t G4 y. [: p9 s- c- P) z. M
2 V5 `; r7 U" _; E& a( r/ jYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
( V( Q# y9 P$ I0 vOf a language where a house can burn up as. f& v) ?+ l% q4 f
It burns down9 i2 s+ }' J$ {5 e! C
And in which you fill in a form
: p' m& e" K# K* @ I# D3 }; _ |By filling it out1 g' N' v3 s+ {- C. {2 V; ]; ^# X
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
1 i) U% D2 V) K8 gAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
& y ]+ R3 {! [ R; a# U5 a+ X(Which of course isn't a race at all)8 ]0 z: M2 z9 ?" W2 I
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That is why( w8 b4 L2 s+ S+ O* f
When the stars are out they are visible7 s$ B4 Y6 m% [1 a& N) ^8 G7 p
But when the lights are out they are invisible
* [ m% I# Q1 n# s& FAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
/ c4 [4 C0 u# w' t. K! t0 Q9 PIt starts
/ p3 r5 \+ J- `9 l% v1 @0 ]3 C. B3 ^But when I wind up this observation,* S" }2 I/ I. Y- N9 E1 `/ a
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