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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language? f; O' W7 I& s- H
2 k+ `' d/ c9 o: ^$ c! yLet's face it( D! s0 e. n: e
English is a stupid language.
: Z4 N! n2 x mThere is no egg in the eggplant
8 b5 l# d; I% w% o3 TNo ham in the hamburger% J/ y4 w- L; f& i9 l
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
' Z: j* s$ W" p: tEnglish muffins were not invented in England
2 i4 V0 g3 S( y L( M/ `French fries were not invented in France.. c$ F% Y6 n9 q5 U. F( \, B9 ^
5 s! ~/ ?# O; ^) {7 I, z1 ^We sometimes take English for granted
* M, Q+ j W5 X; a- bBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
/ Y6 \' u8 T! g5 v! i1 |Quicksand takes you down slowly" X. O4 \3 N) y, C. u" b4 \ e* b
Boxing rings are square
8 F! |* J$ }3 y# }And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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' c4 Q8 V: n4 G2 @$ a, u& MIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.# R+ ^) H S6 S/ x' C
If the plural of tooth is teeth
+ u! X) O2 g0 ?; Z5 XShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
/ w8 s! k) W2 B: @' x- G$ y9 S, [If the teacher taught,
; x# h! q2 z( v5 f# XWhy didn't the preacher praught.' Y- k# ]# n! q" u7 W" O
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
8 ]. V) j, r1 J# |; CWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?( J0 }( o( {. O) j
Why do people recite at a play x1 r! I) e0 v8 u- i& e( I1 b5 z
Yet play at a recital?+ D+ S. n; b# u& q1 _0 A
Park on driveways and
( J! m# w' P9 m1 @: mDrive on parkways
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5 O3 t; t6 D4 R+ h: u5 V' dYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
2 ?" C4 F" K$ P$ iOf a language where a house can burn up as
; s4 I& ?! ^2 Y6 F! C7 E+ o$ zIt burns down) ~) x: V# c$ n/ y+ F. q3 @( S. p) S* z
And in which you fill in a form
! z6 T# u+ e' P0 _3 P/ VBy filling it out* B: A2 \5 y2 d4 c, ^. x$ K
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers4 R! B" S0 I$ t- ~. J' h: ?
And it reflects the creativity of the human race1 ~$ L* Z2 I- ~* [- H
(Which of course isn't a race at all)1 S2 ?% ^% N5 I5 i, X2 E
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That is why
, J7 ~ ?: d3 Z# {When the stars are out they are visible L8 J1 L4 ^) E& I7 f
But when the lights are out they are invisible
, F. c% j) L( |And why it is that when I wind up my watch+ i7 q, R; b' |' J% z
It starts. W t, {5 `9 J$ [, U/ Q
But when I wind up this observation,
7 p2 G+ o2 J, o5 M ^+ g# C3 mIt ends. |
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