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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?' [% }! {$ G. S0 g
$ ~( p* p/ {- _4 g% j( W4 y; |4 JLet's face it
4 J' [6 p; d$ e2 w) ^English is a stupid language.6 ?9 s# N8 S& B1 I, s- I: s4 C* j
There is no egg in the eggplant
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/ U8 k% S6 O3 P- Y: @3 y! E/ [And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.0 o9 Q6 i& ?5 p
English muffins were not invented in England
+ B! B: ^$ i2 ^' j' T3 rFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted" `) }6 n- N6 E5 ^% p! T% N
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that5 @4 [1 |3 i" m
Quicksand takes you down slowly8 P1 _7 V. B. n: N2 ~+ {# B( a6 ~" p$ t
Boxing rings are square
, W7 I( O5 q5 B% T# i6 ~6 CAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 5 u. h6 v! G V
$ o6 |+ Z2 o: j0 Y) [If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.0 j6 e5 m$ T2 R( d% J& D+ x x& c
If the plural of tooth is teeth
* f7 |+ p G0 O5 B" r& Y& EShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth/ l7 R* u/ f$ x! o0 ]9 O( q
If the teacher taught,, r& e8 n: ^5 c% e n0 m, V8 z, n* g' T
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables8 T' [ J9 v3 s, U
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?! L" a, h. U5 p# b
Why do people recite at a play: y6 _5 R6 x$ g ^$ H4 `
Yet play at a recital?: w, b. g1 ^5 n" v
Park on driveways and
" D; m U4 h2 ^ G" V7 ^8 PDrive on parkways( a7 F7 a q8 r
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
5 F4 F4 D9 y, E- q+ {Of a language where a house can burn up as
0 z, m$ }+ J; L n' V2 ~, XIt burns down
, i* u/ ?/ X7 v- t% ^8 \& }And in which you fill in a form c! [( Z; H' l3 [* p1 J
By filling it out2 t9 ^5 t; K, j; ?
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
6 r3 i9 _2 K# g7 C. ^0 y# v8 BAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race3 B1 \2 y- J: [' g4 x: q0 `
(Which of course isn't a race at all). C2 a& o4 a- K5 ~0 X2 E6 {3 |# f
8 R6 P: Q$ y" ^4 T, L, d H$ ^9 Z9 M" \That is why
8 C1 K, a! h9 C, A* P6 d; ^When the stars are out they are visible
+ D' I, K0 ?+ [* ~; `But when the lights are out they are invisible/ W) O2 T, t) H4 r6 ]# Q: h
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
/ t6 D0 V5 b* s* y. h9 {2 n- ?It starts
! {1 l+ y7 f7 DBut when I wind up this observation,$ ~5 E: e7 N+ D
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