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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?2 i5 y9 M0 T* ~8 F( c' ]# u
* L1 [7 z4 s4 X9 n+ i6 iLet's face it
6 y" K4 c m6 F# B4 O5 fEnglish is a stupid language.
/ Q( y' C* X& JThere is no egg in the eggplant
) Z2 Y7 b3 j& n: {, j QNo ham in the hamburger
# G" P( u/ x$ L0 S" Z9 \1 ~And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
; B# a [. Q# k' t+ EEnglish muffins were not invented in England1 d k+ k4 g" ~$ ~) N5 f; G
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
- f2 U: u9 h; R; J6 ^But if we examine its paradoxes we find that2 b- f5 Z9 O/ v3 x* {
Quicksand takes you down slowly; b; t( T9 }2 ]- i" ?
Boxing rings are square
% N0 x" p: ]& }! p; iAnd 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.
% M4 K3 r* E2 u0 ^1 iIf the plural of tooth is teeth
* n; |4 U! N6 C4 Q5 XShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth0 F( C; A3 t! h( F( k p+ I. V2 D# f
If the teacher taught,
; ]: Y; i$ d0 G8 } k7 H& Z0 u4 Z# a2 V3 KWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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. T0 ]" v: F( r/ N, lIf a vegetarian eats vegetables, j' z8 [& X+ T; O, M r" W
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
! d4 y1 d" |8 o# \* {Why do people recite at a play( s0 h; A# T ]! A% t7 H
Yet play at a recital?
- F4 B6 j8 l1 T+ t% r3 dPark on driveways and* Q) ~$ J0 m$ b3 v) Z! {
Drive on parkways5 p' G* L: Q% r: d; Q# d: y4 o' }
8 T; W4 r8 E% t$ h$ n2 LYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy- u7 F" h$ R2 E0 {" w
Of a language where a house can burn up as
2 r) a$ s+ X4 W. n1 U4 hIt burns down' K5 b* L. _3 [, {. W! ~: B8 Y
And in which you fill in a form
- [: b5 q# I" I5 |1 _4 y2 @- C! TBy filling it out
4 r8 r/ {8 G' d. X' `% u9 NAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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) ~) h! I! e$ LEnglish was invented by people, not computers1 E- e m; p3 N9 ]- ^6 }1 I
And it reflects the creativity of the human race0 P2 {1 R3 c; f) S/ W \
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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( Q, R$ s$ l* x2 a7 @That is why
4 k% Q9 E! Y( K7 X. |. O& @When the stars are out they are visible: W. Q2 V P# D& ~
But when the lights are out they are invisible* U& ~1 A, @+ u3 F
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
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But when I wind up this observation,' d$ @2 p* y2 E, ~; ^/ f
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