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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it1 ~7 I1 Y3 W6 s+ A1 I
English is a stupid language.
1 e) C( [; U/ c2 x* G" i B+ r5 |& e5 zThere is no egg in the eggplant
j% n6 b' t" e* k- E7 D3 ?& ZNo ham in the hamburger
7 ^- g+ ?6 J% UAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.8 z Z* n7 p. g. \8 W
English muffins were not invented in England
! N( E; v: \- H! k2 \French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted+ v6 ]( o- T% T
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
/ {, |& {7 ~& M9 P% GQuicksand takes you down slowly
& n1 H/ n8 M1 \3 c7 D8 `Boxing rings are square
, Q) I9 P+ [, N' x" I5 ]And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. + D0 e6 w, Z W0 _- R7 z
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.% }3 c4 n/ E) @
If the plural of tooth is teeth
4 q9 F( l. K" Z4 c' ^Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
2 b8 O* _, X+ C8 NIf the teacher taught,
) I7 e3 r( Q/ @9 KWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables3 _8 M- u5 ?/ D& H; s/ W- o, g
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
& C8 c: i9 ]8 e4 P' A5 L6 E) _Why do people recite at a play
1 E1 u' N2 p9 |# j# MYet play at a recital?2 w4 ~0 N: i* h$ r+ G
Park on driveways and
; \% K, ?$ C+ g r d& X# ADrive on parkways( |2 {- {4 Y% d
; q7 O8 a$ B* ]- _0 F! rYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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. U+ Q ]# b- r1 p8 vIt burns down
8 J0 G! P) A4 ]$ qAnd in which you fill in a form
9 U6 K$ R" n' q1 S1 g/ X" d' }1 QBy filling it out7 Y! ]5 h0 l2 ] N$ V% C3 u
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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( ~8 u: B0 p |* ~$ ~6 ZEnglish was invented by people, not computers
5 e2 |0 q9 f$ H1 Y$ p. Z) P4 m) MAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race% X( S; O/ a3 B4 B$ M! K+ ]
(Which of course isn't a race at all)5 f7 x$ t4 ]/ O7 j6 N% d
( E- T3 O9 u% |3 n3 c( S6 _That is why
8 i: f5 j$ S8 B# U6 o+ w! FWhen the stars are out they are visible
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And why it is that when I wind up my watch
. x0 S6 q8 y- i& ~* P cIt starts
0 Q V$ M& v2 U" C* yBut when I wind up this observation,
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