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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
- m5 I2 K8 @: ^* l- J' T/ r3 l$ V2 gEnglish is a stupid language.
7 z1 W3 D0 o" b3 U" bThere is no egg in the eggplant2 [0 J4 q) j6 F5 Z: C: H2 G9 I
No ham in the hamburger8 I8 m, O' @! L
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple." g2 f% L L9 P0 k6 R/ H! L
English muffins were not invented in England! I, @4 w4 e3 G) ~' W& d
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
7 W: J" h8 H( D8 v# sBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
: {8 }8 _5 h0 D) ^9 XQuicksand takes you down slowly
# d/ }; E1 k. _! eBoxing rings are square
7 G* t: [- `# `7 P: w1 {/ |And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. " h4 d6 u: E; D6 n. f
f6 b3 f5 h0 P3 `8 cIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing. [3 l8 k6 j8 j5 @ {' }7 Q0 k
If the plural of tooth is teeth2 G: B1 S `# o1 ^' e
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
, ^6 @/ m2 i/ \$ d# f; |& |1 tIf the teacher taught,' [( d, {; C" C! [7 x9 W/ h6 p
Why didn't the preacher praught.* g8 M) {: w/ G7 x9 n$ h
" l4 O1 g _% d; l) q% |If a vegetarian eats vegetables
" D9 N; q( `2 h* p+ a* HWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?8 Y5 w2 o1 @: k
Why do people recite at a play
& \' I$ `- f# ~7 d" J- l. xYet play at a recital?
4 l' {& y3 u% O& M8 V/ q8 G- g& HPark on driveways and
* }- t, }; s* [% {" R( M# Z5 p6 YDrive on parkways
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2 ?) ?- x6 `& p3 U$ z6 rYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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+ C* q* a" n s, MIt burns down( H6 r: B0 X0 v" C8 @
And in which you fill in a form
6 w2 G3 J2 `6 r9 I* S3 NBy filling it out
$ S4 x, N5 b4 X5 ^And a bell is only heard once it goes!# i+ ^" m& b& O# l; D2 c
, N6 a9 h# b$ a& {9 p% k* rEnglish was invented by people, not computers
$ t, C, Q" K# ^5 cAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why+ F' S9 L* R4 Q, e* l) s8 K: h
When the stars are out they are visible9 w% r" n! Q& {: ~, L
But when the lights are out they are invisible
5 E5 T+ H" B r* ]And why it is that when I wind up my watch4 T/ h" ] S- q' v# k
It starts7 s4 p- ^! p; U- {( I
But when I wind up this observation,8 w& C5 R9 U0 T" I3 s
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