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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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9 R2 C) N7 W3 HLet's face it
9 Z# t5 g9 w; [7 @9 x: TEnglish is a stupid language.
" x( b( Q" J! K. e7 Q6 w: O) NThere is no egg in the eggplant+ I7 ^" [# v6 t5 J; v8 Q: W
No ham in the hamburger2 O$ B- s8 T9 x( x- ?, }
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.: ?( A; w2 C/ N% I. {
English muffins were not invented in England
6 P Y* B" K; h2 w, s% YFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted6 _) P% F* R7 v- L2 L: v! h
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that4 |( g* ~) D6 r$ \) w: R2 A
Quicksand takes you down slowly% D! b- l K+ n& {0 E8 D
Boxing rings are square
7 M- W, [" r8 I* a: |3 \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.
, h0 B# Q4 a1 k. s r& ~2 r# XIf the plural of tooth is teeth
$ w9 `) u* D% `% [! q( CShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
5 I0 X& W% A, Q( Z0 x( uIf the teacher taught,
3 \; x2 v/ ?2 bWhy didn't the preacher praught.7 i0 Y4 V9 H4 ?* N# [
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables d1 Q$ ~" @! t2 v* H; v& W
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?( U C+ |" Q K# T( o) q' f
Why do people recite at a play+ M; L M; c0 Z. h, u
Yet play at a recital?
& J: q7 V) k, APark on driveways and
4 _; o. l6 w/ M- _- u' yDrive on parkways5 \9 B9 v# y8 j( Z
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy% A* y* y) N, r; ?
Of a language where a house can burn up as
' m' t) N, C5 q$ BIt burns down+ Y) p5 I! O' `- W1 G6 F# @
And in which you fill in a form & G; Z$ J/ W' M1 {7 ]* e/ b: }
By filling it out- Y4 F0 I+ q/ R0 v" `# G
And a bell is only heard once it goes!' X' {; t$ e% s+ g( P" H3 Z* e
( @1 A- o, s+ LEnglish was invented by people, not computers8 V" m' d$ @4 @: G5 L% @0 C
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
8 J( v0 z; k& [( a(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
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But when the lights are out they are invisible7 c+ z" [, }3 x1 o
And why it is that when I wind up my watch5 K- d- @6 T [: Q) N5 K
It starts
. }$ S$ L9 R: y7 rBut when I wind up this observation,8 s& ~, m8 q) N6 ]
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