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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
" M# |# F! ]( I7 {* M1 v; dEnglish is a stupid language.! \8 a/ x: s: d3 s& R" M* L
There is no egg in the eggplant
. L# i- n' J% C9 Y. RNo ham in the hamburger
. k9 j! J0 K5 t" r" ZAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.5 {. H5 b+ u* K6 G( k" t" l. D; u) e
English muffins were not invented in England3 a9 i: P" L+ Q
French fries were not invented in France.. [6 C) P; a/ a% r
) u/ s1 P0 d/ s& nWe sometimes take English for granted
* W- `8 d3 o3 l VBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that& C, ?8 t, I0 N; G
Quicksand takes you down slowly3 t# W+ v7 l2 ?1 p1 ]
Boxing rings are square8 Q' T! | E; ~
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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- X& P) r1 w1 z: y3 @7 eIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.* c0 i: U' A( N q. t
If the plural of tooth is teeth& I/ W: K1 P2 J
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth& ]( ?" _" R! U& J9 P! R' a( U
If the teacher taught,: `; c$ K9 ]1 I$ V' x
Why didn't the preacher praught.+ U4 j, v, ?( w/ o# F1 H
4 `) B8 k: d2 N$ v- z0 j" sIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
f4 e& ], G& A/ E( G6 [What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?8 ?$ k N7 x/ ^) l. U: B# j
Why do people recite at a play, q) m9 ]2 p$ I" [4 l6 ~ y# V
Yet play at a recital?8 x# ^; _2 t' X# l. I" ~( ]
Park on driveways and
/ X. p* t& C0 U- DDrive on parkways% G0 i. T! d1 W0 Z& H1 W
( X% a$ D) @' M5 g5 `0 ^. [You have to marvel at the unique lunacy# s6 `: h! u; a* }5 _; {6 [
Of a language where a house can burn up as
0 c3 G9 ?! |) q) N) S$ C, G( SIt burns down
3 W- J1 K; |" J4 w/ l5 x0 R6 _2 f) ^And in which you fill in a form
/ @+ H' f) ~+ j, R) w1 LBy filling it out
/ [- W( k, H& X+ E+ FAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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3 R6 o5 }7 K8 s6 `, m6 I. H% k: tEnglish was invented by people, not computers' X- z" G. F5 d( ]
And it reflects the creativity of the human race5 x: _2 b; I) q0 ~+ R2 Z4 |( v, j
(Which of course isn't a race at all)! u( Y/ q z, q/ q$ ?2 y( |2 |
- e, P6 O* i+ T( F! rThat is why
0 P' T4 U- ^* n) i5 m: G0 o d I9 mWhen the stars are out they are visible# w. b3 K3 `9 y+ b6 \. I
But when the lights are out they are invisible% B3 z/ {' Y7 {' C% F. [
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
, ]* H6 n. ] m4 a) c2 F! wIt starts
% x0 {( r$ h2 w3 E2 U/ |But when I wind up this observation,7 z( a2 G9 U; P0 u) a* k* H
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