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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language? W& E+ ? ^8 z
2 t7 v4 A" M* C: eLet's face it. Z6 p3 U8 H# i
English is a stupid language./ d: {% y! u v' p
There is no egg in the eggplant" Z5 l0 v# N5 s Y! F& K f% n
No ham in the hamburger0 Y4 E- K. |* I: q& d" B m
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
" ?' L; [3 ~ ~8 m: REnglish muffins were not invented in England& b; E0 C; E9 s- ^; ?; A0 c: P
French fries were not invented in France.
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: Z3 \& b7 n& `$ d& A, oWe sometimes take English for granted/ Y7 r4 M* x2 `+ p( R, \$ u
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that( F- H* c' ]4 t9 G7 T4 z% r
Quicksand takes you down slowly, k( G. R, A+ V; C' F& ~
Boxing rings are square
& q, w. Z# u0 L" e" ^( ]And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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) S: }4 h# X3 ]6 M1 b4 K; @% h. HIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing./ C# ]: w8 O: v
If the plural of tooth is teeth
- e, [. Y. ?7 k5 u# ^Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
) W; ~* u5 B9 N1 OIf the teacher taught,6 T( v1 h7 a0 M) ?4 l1 I: o
Why didn't the preacher praught., ~+ K/ `* K& A" a, D2 l' R
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
9 V- l* i/ E$ `0 kWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?0 e1 n# z" Z) r' I. b5 C
Why do people recite at a play. _. Q2 Z! g& i' c- x7 q
Yet play at a recital?
: Y4 ]' C3 G" a3 }2 yPark on driveways and! q' }1 C# V4 r' K! t' @
Drive on parkways0 p; G. Y+ d: V) k! q, U
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy+ f+ q6 u0 `* u2 W% \1 {
Of a language where a house can burn up as
% U2 k5 U1 m7 ?. fIt burns down& M. q" _! A! W, S
And in which you fill in a form
1 }* p6 W3 M, m: P- t. J( cBy filling it out
+ |/ ~) u" d: M1 j9 R/ F* PAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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2 V" I) R( i P- |! bEnglish was invented by people, not computers+ Q0 J" a* z4 Q& U
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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% I% w& l9 u% u( f" v, ~That is why
' M- ~; }2 Y% w, Q0 ^When the stars are out they are visible7 `* w; y" U' V% e) o0 ^+ M
But when the lights are out they are invisible( h8 C4 \0 S- n5 q+ c6 f
And why it is that when I wind up my watch: q) R- A; z/ j+ r
It starts
5 t4 Z; A! @; ~6 a) i" EBut when I wind up this observation,
4 _/ c; C0 H/ v% aIt ends. |
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