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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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' n6 v% K: n. G, e* NLet's face it
+ s, H4 ~& V/ iEnglish is a stupid language.
" l4 b- u- r; o+ i3 AThere is no egg in the eggplant$ W0 p4 J% B- D$ N4 R, k; D
No ham in the hamburger
7 |+ ` C7 y) TAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.' ?6 C- N6 Q6 u" d
English muffins were not invented in England
- {% F0 t/ Y2 G6 TFrench fries were not invented in France.0 q; b4 l$ b& b. S5 Q5 D5 l7 ~& D! y
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We sometimes take English for granted3 g# c* `1 K/ D1 Q/ W
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
+ z& I2 a) B! i' v- Z! |1 VQuicksand takes you down slowly
3 V- s* Y/ x( M( o/ ?/ D: q! RBoxing rings are square- A8 T0 m( V' Z" L/ j% ]! b
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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* W) T0 m, k2 ]9 OIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
# [0 Q- m8 {" n2 ]$ X$ c4 DIf the plural of tooth is teeth
P2 C( ^' V& _Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth6 T# w! C3 X. C6 B' ~
If the teacher taught,
) D: P6 H" q/ O( }% u1 Z$ GWhy didn't the preacher praught." \. P6 W( x* ^# i7 ^
* W4 e1 `# e0 R# x ?5 h* |If a vegetarian eats vegetables
8 s, \: Z5 y1 w ~. d. vWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
$ C* W% Y/ O! k& f8 U+ X& tWhy do people recite at a play
' h0 `& ^7 _2 M+ H" x1 T4 bYet play at a recital?
7 {9 w9 f( F) Y. W# ^% ^. a$ t5 X" [Park on driveways and
, j5 T% S% Y* D0 a# N% aDrive on parkways! W9 g* ~5 h1 P4 T8 Q8 U
1 U& d6 c8 y& |# r! S" [; m8 D. C( n3 O3 {You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
. d% _6 w" Q9 ]0 u" t6 o7 j' ^Of a language where a house can burn up as
! E* _' T' K8 J7 IIt burns down
; B8 v% s! P9 D9 i5 e. GAnd in which you fill in a form & h0 i3 p! C9 N; i, z
By filling it out- {% ~9 X: T, u0 X, c6 C2 V. Q5 w
And a bell is only heard once it goes!9 I! o. B" J& t; @
# p; ]) w! P+ _, d6 cEnglish was invented by people, not computers
Z( R& ~* |! @) _/ NAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race1 F1 f) ?' D0 I/ _* {" U+ n
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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3 a P! i- @; r% _) v/ S. D6 xThat is why6 s7 B1 m5 Y" k& H5 [6 P
When the stars are out they are visible
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2 v* u1 ?2 S% \3 d/ L* j; QAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
3 M( F2 B( y! R8 n; H% d/ _7 gIt starts) d; V& f5 p T9 ^7 H# [
But when I wind up this observation,
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