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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
( U0 N1 f; H7 c% H6 eEnglish is a stupid language.: U8 v" A8 ~/ H- C
There is no egg in the eggplant
; @) {3 F) L: C8 bNo ham in the hamburger! z6 W- d }/ N7 w* e( `* O! l
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.* M( k& c( h$ s( p
English muffins were not invented in England
$ U4 e' a0 |5 O- a: bFrench fries were not invented in France.! q& g R& Q7 n% \) x
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We sometimes take English for granted
* S) p6 @2 G$ aBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that4 z3 S+ K6 p4 h/ e' F' I
Quicksand takes you down slowly) Y, k! z+ a% Y# ^
Boxing rings are square/ P& ?; t) m. `
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.% @9 v% I0 k: s
If the plural of tooth is teeth7 I. \+ N& Q6 M# y! H3 e
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth" ?6 ^! ?; @4 e0 g" l; X
If the teacher taught,! ^1 L, f4 H$ ^) Q
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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% ?+ G( a J2 n: ^: g; G& OIf a vegetarian eats vegetables2 ?. U5 H0 y" c, H1 T8 Z5 z0 ?
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!? r. }" F+ _! U' q' ]
Why do people recite at a play
9 {6 `: J f+ p$ H3 sYet play at a recital?$ U) @1 ^2 ?; b& R: ]
Park on driveways and- W. T! ~) n7 {4 ^9 }' ]
Drive on parkways% m1 t& e0 H+ i/ m
! ~0 j- j) @, X1 C% r: R* o9 kYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy4 W2 t; \. W& L. `- N# u
Of a language where a house can burn up as
- C& Z0 u) T4 w1 vIt burns down2 J+ j' R4 P: x* y" b
And in which you fill in a form
2 h, y) @% M5 ]- lBy filling it out
# C R: |* a3 Z0 n, Q4 d/ c+ ?And a bell is only heard once it goes!9 z7 N/ W- b1 q- b8 S( e
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English was invented by people, not computers
V$ I( B0 J( S& K1 u+ b+ G, CAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race1 \: \9 W6 G# V1 K) f
(Which of course isn't a race at all)5 L& P& i, O; _. Y9 [
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When the stars are out they are visible
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) n0 B9 Z1 K0 b u8 x8 Y3 h9 lAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch, q7 k: h- V& ?5 }# k& {& ^
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But when I wind up this observation, _. P- m* l+ X
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