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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it- A$ V' W5 X; X; v! B$ o
English is a stupid language.
/ f$ _( {) E! f1 h* f2 {# \' aThere is no egg in the eggplant
0 u/ R9 ]% d8 t% e0 o; }No ham in the hamburger
! ]2 u, ?9 Y" F4 I; vAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
% m% w/ S. Y/ l) I; r3 xEnglish muffins were not invented in England" L0 i1 g" [. G- X+ v7 Y
French fries were not invented in France.3 l$ w( n V, e( J' b
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We sometimes take English for granted) B& t U! s5 c/ j, X) q
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
; X D+ d2 Q% D6 j2 DQuicksand takes you down slowly
2 Z* g" W1 K: ^# Q+ B5 n1 \ iBoxing rings are square g# R& d1 J9 l3 G
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 2 }' ? X% d' h8 N& {! o
% l9 }' h9 p- o. N+ ?If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.1 n/ J8 S; E+ \- E) ?9 Y p
If the plural of tooth is teeth7 f; h8 W: j# h
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
8 j$ Y; B- J0 l6 w% H6 T$ ^! DIf the teacher taught,
* `( a$ B4 @0 V% }5 |Why didn't the preacher praught.+ ~4 A8 q1 w' I# H
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
/ ~5 |; F" Y8 b6 r" f2 IWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?, T& ?5 \( Z0 n) X% |2 b
Why do people recite at a play
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Park on driveways and
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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9 f- z" S8 \+ f' J9 cIt burns down% x# d7 t. |, Y# b
And in which you fill in a form 8 C2 u# Z, A) x
By filling it out
/ a# k% W$ C d; O% T. {And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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9 C% p) Y% |3 A5 O; G& ?English was invented by people, not computers
6 b* I% U: [3 y9 l E0 J. xAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race) ]: d( k# n3 Q6 q
(Which of course isn't a race at all)" p* V/ a5 T* c5 v/ z
; ^) L: g8 ^' p i* iThat is why9 e6 m4 {& a) \: [; P
When the stars are out they are visible
' i- i, C: j2 O- cBut when the lights are out they are invisible' \& b4 O/ Q/ _3 u% i* d
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
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5 Z, e5 t. A; i1 N- B+ rBut when I wind up this observation,
7 z6 x6 ` m3 _1 |! f7 SIt ends. |
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