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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?9 [% ?* n% A, v O1 ?+ o. L" o
/ A# W# l. W: n/ E0 d! D: aLet's face it
& X7 L' ~& O" N9 \. f% |English is a stupid language." }4 A9 p1 G3 F# p6 U
There is no egg in the eggplant
2 G) i2 Q! \+ ^4 ~5 PNo ham in the hamburger
+ B Y! }8 s4 f3 t! D8 IAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
- T& [7 M8 N( c) i! N. J+ @2 rEnglish muffins were not invented in England
8 ~' @& _# M% e& I4 pFrench fries were not invented in France.- T! u- y7 D7 Q) e/ X. V
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We sometimes take English for granted* k" a$ w9 n0 z9 r, w; y
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
" X1 y I: |5 l: j% `( a+ jQuicksand takes you down slowly+ U, d$ J# H& [0 g
Boxing rings are square
* g9 V8 }" K. U- \, y- j, bAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 1 n+ e/ g) U- |
( O5 e9 m/ M9 c; M0 A! g4 MIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
\! p. o# q/ f/ XIf the plural of tooth is teeth! M( Q5 g$ k) x( z8 J
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
, v) b- Z0 ?/ j: u# x5 MIf the teacher taught,
! `4 V I" M7 z9 a% z% y$ JWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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8 x/ N: a9 L9 k, I1 W/ B* Y( K0 l" KIf a vegetarian eats vegetables, g* L1 Z6 L0 f2 |( L
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
. m6 g. j( l9 gWhy do people recite at a play
* M2 _" n9 d; R! PYet play at a recital?
; m2 O1 H3 m2 l( G8 mPark on driveways and, k! P; J7 d _" n
Drive on parkways
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; U" G" ^2 I( P1 Z2 @' SYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
; b# M/ o/ a2 e0 |1 Z, COf a language where a house can burn up as
f7 ~$ h, p z. S/ r3 q- eIt burns down
7 S' a/ X1 w/ X# u7 d$ X3 iAnd in which you fill in a form 4 r% r2 G7 N6 n& ^, h- Z$ h+ u) i- ~
By filling it out
( }8 a. y: M% `; G" S8 cAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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3 B1 i* u. l j# }: p- w2 K# QEnglish was invented by people, not computers
) w) f7 q n( |( ]9 p7 B3 oAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race& f$ c* x7 K0 A0 \9 h3 p
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why+ q5 O. x8 h; L9 C+ K1 _# w4 d1 D! G
When the stars are out they are visible) c' I9 Z0 L2 @+ D
But when the lights are out they are invisible( B1 |2 O+ V8 W, y7 K8 v `. l
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
+ _( R6 f& ?' O& i' ~9 R6 NIt starts/ ?* w5 h& v6 M( \* u
But when I wind up this observation,0 |% M% w5 m2 H1 ^5 e; m
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