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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?; w2 s! [4 Y& L
0 i; x# [, Z3 t4 c4 BLet's face it
3 Y" x9 `, e+ W8 o* d" vEnglish is a stupid language.
+ H. g2 x( U$ x3 X& c3 gThere is no egg in the eggplant
! s5 ?9 ?( B a* N$ E2 b+ jNo ham in the hamburger
9 j1 @6 R) A* O ?1 r+ LAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
: |- c; a, F% K7 D8 U, o7 ]English muffins were not invented in England
1 L( e" J! ^8 A- T$ `* {3 }3 e0 @French fries were not invented in France.# {0 R7 K8 m; v4 C5 {6 N/ _7 Q& h
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We sometimes take English for granted* r$ I5 J6 J& k$ W' \4 G
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that& ?( B! K% K' a1 T" V9 e* G
Quicksand takes you down slowly) v4 f- C" J: H! ~8 m# A1 e
Boxing rings are square
# u0 {/ p0 J/ \0 J7 |4 K% RAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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) ~! b! {# S! K; t/ m0 n+ A. f. _If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
; ^! b0 j0 l& [0 b: fIf the plural of tooth is teeth3 U0 }5 a9 i$ S' W
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
* [; g6 h2 F/ E I1 VIf the teacher taught,
9 M/ U* H7 t& wWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
5 J. ?- E/ l# g; \( LWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?) L7 s/ P7 k8 y& y
Why do people recite at a play
# X' D8 y5 b1 ?# S; C" U5 SYet play at a recital?- E1 Y/ y4 \4 U2 O9 U, `
Park on driveways and. ~$ @" d3 F r! k; M/ Q
Drive on parkways
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! W, Y5 [+ v& F# m, BYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy, j: [/ _8 @ z
Of a language where a house can burn up as
4 W& \( U( z$ {& N6 I0 b, M" G- ZIt burns down5 \. Y' i$ H _0 I
And in which you fill in a form
# L& x, j+ D) ]9 E0 z1 k, M2 yBy filling it out
' j# N9 p' `9 z# \& x) }And a bell is only heard once it goes!% I9 R. f2 d4 o) ? E0 H
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English was invented by people, not computers
8 L# N. A" l) ~8 Q5 h) GAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race" }$ a1 t- x X! }7 Q7 g1 P5 G! b
(Which of course isn't a race at all)* y) I7 h; N) k: }( i) t
6 D7 z0 |0 F, C( M, x7 { RThat is why8 y0 u, K& C: x- s4 X" O
When the stars are out they are visible
2 x" h' I. P; m6 [& @But when the lights are out they are invisible) ^6 O9 T7 x1 P
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
- K5 m6 L2 {. m# ~1 x8 LIt starts+ B' g+ Y# U0 q" [7 x
But when I wind up this observation,$ b) E2 A8 {4 K' d& a
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