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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?$ ?# C1 w2 H2 |( M" C4 w4 T
! \6 K2 x, A1 d" L7 a* j* TLet's face it
2 A$ o# P- ]7 YEnglish is a stupid language.5 X, T1 y8 O4 l1 O+ Z
There is no egg in the eggplant& v' P5 B5 A- {" O
No ham in the hamburger
: ^7 E& E3 Q) o* zAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
9 x5 ]& A; w: [0 VEnglish muffins were not invented in England
; M" D. J2 u3 y$ uFrench fries were not invented in France.
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# r# c( T- p$ S9 \We sometimes take English for granted
6 J$ Y" x: _! JBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that# ^- T+ Q6 d* ]: ~
Quicksand takes you down slowly
p( z' t8 H( L9 Q7 }Boxing rings are square, T, y( [" [+ Z- v
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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$ l. N$ H2 J+ [1 H9 D# u6 X9 f& I* HIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
) q n! [$ |3 N8 |" r+ ZIf the plural of tooth is teeth
/ |+ ^( T% {8 v MShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth/ U8 p2 o( F5 g4 E3 }
If the teacher taught,
- T" W+ a, @2 D5 x9 J& \Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
+ _) _& D9 ?: J E7 p& W- iWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
e" R/ s/ ]0 z( }4 zWhy do people recite at a play
2 O" b" C+ \$ ?0 p/ ` o' ~6 TYet play at a recital?
- {; J7 I* G4 c; b. zPark on driveways and1 W! Q% a; r* G4 a, m8 e: |9 T6 C& i2 v7 L
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
# P& t" `& `5 |9 u' EOf a language where a house can burn up as# \ ]( W/ h# a8 p( m+ R
It burns down
8 S) X4 K, ]8 ?8 RAnd in which you fill in a form
4 v( w' v. w5 v3 S: E* ~: IBy filling it out( @5 r X: J1 q' E* b+ n
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
3 E9 r) n- ]6 F: |# D) eAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race+ X5 B2 y7 j O- z {+ o+ m$ q: o
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why! a6 ?# `* `" n" q% C3 e% O' ]
When the stars are out they are visible
Y1 G! x5 w% t; g2 R3 x: r$ d. {But when the lights are out they are invisible
* M& |, g$ V# AAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch2 [( B7 m3 ~3 A$ I* { K; A
It starts5 I9 C! x0 G, ]0 @+ A
But when I wind up this observation,
$ r* E L* s) a7 v: N2 J/ H' fIt ends. |
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