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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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- Z( E' Q+ |) k/ @2 A. ILet's face it) n7 u0 a3 z p5 [" J2 ^
English is a stupid language.* i; F0 M: G8 Z
There is no egg in the eggplant0 Y6 i- T7 w6 L, H
No ham in the hamburger
b5 b! s' f+ y$ C5 ]' B! zAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
# u- f8 R' C! Z7 D- ~2 YEnglish muffins were not invented in England
) @- @3 t E* W# cFrench fries were not invented in France.2 h C" i h+ F
2 g# G0 ^" Y& Y+ q. pWe sometimes take English for granted
% j, P5 f$ `( \/ _But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
7 D! m; \ e! x" W4 V& Z6 y! {6 xQuicksand takes you down slowly$ z& A+ C6 \% t: K) {4 h
Boxing rings are square
) O+ x# z; p; l/ J8 X. cAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 0 B6 _; F' ~( X4 n% _$ m
- N2 M7 g6 D' d$ u( H# |If writers write, how come fingers don't fing./ _! `: ^$ k7 D* @( _
If the plural of tooth is teeth: I7 b5 b4 z5 P/ t; p
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
& x/ V; ~6 S" h, Q) R0 P f3 j; b5 ^If the teacher taught,
8 I5 O! d ?8 C4 q. J8 R3 W) X6 EWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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. E) F, C. n' C x8 cIf a vegetarian eats vegetables. B/ g! B: c4 F9 K0 n
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
: j: @& n" p: R: v' w6 w- aWhy do people recite at a play k K M* b' C6 k, v: f2 L2 f
Yet play at a recital? I) l4 g0 A3 a p) } u
Park on driveways and& f. F9 Y* b, i6 C p" [" n% r( ~
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy0 c- x2 D y* H* D% \0 [) V
Of a language where a house can burn up as7 s! p) a+ u, F* a
It burns down
" y; l& i/ a# ^ j( z" D( t' e0 CAnd in which you fill in a form
; E' Z, ^' j& `7 g4 R, l9 tBy filling it out
: H0 W$ }/ y, H$ t+ KAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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2 n) u. }- ~" d2 x4 qEnglish was invented by people, not computers
/ M2 m) x) m& Y' YAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race$ @: \5 F2 ^/ R
(Which of course isn't a race at all)' g5 r6 r* `) a6 Q
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That is why- f& _- X* x8 [( Z7 X$ [# [, x5 P
When the stars are out they are visible5 u6 t+ S! ?$ {9 I) }8 L
But when the lights are out they are invisible
& H1 |8 `! p" y ZAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
! \6 q h( S# L% P K) w# ]It starts; G2 [0 Z$ g% L- E6 j
But when I wind up this observation,# W9 M, h. w5 U9 b
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