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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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/ j3 S: t; R# ^) E2 JLet's face it' P3 T1 i. x' F) t6 U/ ^; U5 Q
English is a stupid language.
' ]" c8 ]( U+ h1 F J, k/ vThere is no egg in the eggplant
- S# q9 r( i0 H$ fNo ham in the hamburger
4 i. e5 c6 P4 O6 K5 DAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
- t, V+ y2 A% T* `English muffins were not invented in England
/ s8 @: i7 U7 m7 @7 g4 DFrench fries were not invented in France.2 w5 T0 D' v& r n }1 d
. `) v \/ [/ XWe sometimes take English for granted# o2 B8 D6 M3 X* A* t+ t- S
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
; d4 J; u3 N0 P7 @Quicksand takes you down slowly D' T4 ^7 V. L" C" d$ A
Boxing rings are square
. _: [6 N* C/ r. Y) M# S3 p8 d, cAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ! G. h, m! Q" w7 V0 j
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
m7 O/ |/ f& n# r$ qIf the plural of tooth is teeth
3 C4 K9 c, h) ~# _$ Y( iShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
- r' M$ S0 R$ i* t0 h' EIf the teacher taught,; O6 g1 ^0 I) m
Why didn't the preacher praught., h# F* f# }% s/ l8 U! z7 W! P
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables" L3 ]5 \% h; Z7 t, l
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?6 ~9 q C0 |+ T* g, V, I
Why do people recite at a play T" O0 v+ F; J* M' V5 f; n0 |! ]# i
Yet play at a recital?# Z8 H- p1 Q# Q- y& ?+ \( ?& z6 A
Park on driveways and/ j7 i4 }% N# A6 d5 E8 x
Drive on parkways* T1 H8 @' f9 K7 b3 d% N4 ^( n
5 T! M+ f% @+ p1 _: _/ oYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
3 ?* D. S4 z) j" R4 P% UOf a language where a house can burn up as
' c) `. F0 Q, H4 z# u; ~9 PIt burns down- t8 Y3 N. L& ?3 `, C# j
And in which you fill in a form
' K2 [& O! S+ ^: b4 l6 o( \0 o) {By filling it out
! n* z. x( |3 H1 X& kAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!+ z. m! G7 J: @0 v
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English was invented by people, not computers
( D2 F8 \# ]9 H9 v- h) p5 IAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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+ q( R! K# e, }. f1 F1 P8 a" @That is why3 G! P* E$ h) K4 e
When the stars are out they are visible4 T8 @: i7 W4 R2 W0 q
But when the lights are out they are invisible
$ {" r2 ~! b# n! q* j. vAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch9 O3 s0 @8 q3 H2 H4 h, a
It starts
+ ^4 R& A% ?" H. Y/ b0 D# l! wBut when I wind up this observation,
" V- T. f; ?3 g- E J5 L" FIt ends. |
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