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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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! v! F: Q+ P8 a3 |4 hLet's face it! F: ` v0 @7 j
English is a stupid language." Q6 T [9 z+ W4 f2 W
There is no egg in the eggplant( o; v; F! F' e& A+ j5 G
No ham in the hamburger
, l b9 N# J# M7 P+ h0 f6 @And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
. z4 }' o u% |9 GEnglish muffins were not invented in England
& B) Z& H0 J% k' r- |# r6 e; @French fries were not invented in France.
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d& _) Q9 m3 L5 B- z9 n# p: ^We sometimes take English for granted7 o# Q4 Z1 M& q& C, o; X3 @) B& g J4 ]
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
( R9 L8 Q& ?9 TQuicksand takes you down slowly
( q/ k; q; H: b$ p4 T: Q6 aBoxing rings are square
3 Y+ f% ^( u- ~! q, L: yAnd 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.- ]% z/ `( O8 x8 a* _
If the plural of tooth is teeth$ x- i& ` g J) F E/ K
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
2 M. g" Z+ k4 S% d+ |0 B& ?If the teacher taught,2 ^4 W! y( z0 ^2 C" f* S* k7 \ g
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables2 M' T: S j m) p# g: j9 ?
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?( N* H; b5 K1 c
Why do people recite at a play- }% |' F+ k. i6 H
Yet play at a recital?$ p; H+ o* c# F' u
Park on driveways and- S: s$ s, a; t, o9 D+ V5 n
Drive on parkways
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4 d. I9 P+ {8 Q7 |You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
5 P3 C4 U9 Z n# R0 x6 n0 E5 y* yOf a language where a house can burn up as
2 k' T- f: G; ?* V" e( LIt burns down1 b; d O" c4 x7 Z/ |1 n
And in which you fill in a form
# I8 \" q* y' B, OBy filling it out
* P5 p: s5 H. `) _! x) O) SAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
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7 }$ v! | k: v(Which of course isn't a race at all)/ q6 H. F2 j3 r0 b' `
" k2 a4 [8 I# g% q; lThat is why! I. {; r% ?: [; T# J4 i7 o
When the stars are out they are visible, w) i, b( ?, W( z" j$ [
But when the lights are out they are invisible
- o% U/ N' X- ^, k1 A; rAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch& n9 H' ]# ^3 s. z0 d2 Z
It starts) X5 r) N( M& }2 W6 B, {( e9 H
But when I wind up this observation,
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