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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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' T, q, [1 T. Y+ HLet's face it+ ~! h) ?; ]6 a* l0 Z1 l# H- T
English is a stupid language., L- e- `( s0 L1 n4 d
There is no egg in the eggplant# b7 x! |. [: B2 h) o
No ham in the hamburger
b y6 h5 A/ U2 UAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
3 F/ @; G9 r b+ ~/ REnglish muffins were not invented in England! {7 w- x4 V U, q
French fries were not invented in France.' f# Q0 f% Y( u) i8 t0 C
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We sometimes take English for granted
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Quicksand takes you down slowly
/ ?8 y" _0 b, R, O1 r, mBoxing rings are square
) }# S8 B; W; {* f } r) BAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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( ?& A" P2 A# F* YIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
7 U9 X/ |8 ~) M# ?2 lIf the plural of tooth is teeth
& x6 r5 V9 [( g% n& A1 _Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
& R5 W. f E# c$ m8 NIf the teacher taught,; ?; T" J) L. b- m8 E0 X
Why didn't the preacher praught.; V& t# f0 S0 ^0 d
! ~8 K3 g2 X' d- b* m9 xIf a vegetarian eats vegetables. A7 I* F/ J0 n+ Z% u& ~; T
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?; b* {' H! e& M: H" E b+ K
Why do people recite at a play
/ N1 g2 P$ x8 X: SYet play at a recital?
( W2 o. i* e# u o4 \Park on driveways and( k" j, n- T5 b/ ~
Drive on parkways6 r7 d' Q+ O& E! o/ ]; Z$ x
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy1 s3 \7 ?4 }* p, H2 j1 f4 s
Of a language where a house can burn up as
9 A: p V/ n3 H9 `. x& RIt burns down1 D- {; p% O6 z$ `
And in which you fill in a form ' d0 ^7 r W, E( v" E' G" }
By filling it out
) ?3 o$ Z* W1 z, m( O/ GAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers( T% Q5 J5 k0 @0 d! Q
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why
5 `& W6 P5 D& a7 O; w, tWhen the stars are out they are visible
# ]2 k! x1 K; f) F& o! xBut when the lights are out they are invisible
: @/ g/ \4 b! m! x3 XAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch$ V8 o! E# C. v# k
It starts, J0 ~" X. o* k; z2 H9 V
But when I wind up this observation,
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