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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?. C2 s7 x: A# G/ L6 I" W& |( z& R
! s/ x( b! K& C5 bLet's face it$ F" D" f# @, G6 K! [6 g
English is a stupid language.) P: s7 n1 w0 F5 z
There is no egg in the eggplant% i/ i r! c4 x7 v* N. W# O) \5 d
No ham in the hamburger
I! [% Y0 f: lAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.0 l0 Q3 o, E7 R# w( {1 Z
English muffins were not invented in England I4 V0 U9 P6 B# B9 J/ i
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted! j" w0 j. B O5 P
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that$ C5 Y9 e5 F' R! k; ^- m T
Quicksand takes you down slowly
, [3 H. t. j1 j( Q6 `) P' wBoxing rings are square7 ^9 C3 T: V* }
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
9 M# c, O0 i! V/ b, D: aIf the plural of tooth is teeth3 Q2 N: _2 S0 U2 m& w- C! a
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
2 q/ o3 i, Z$ P$ u" F" _, i1 FIf the teacher taught,
) s5 o+ X. I: i1 VWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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* n8 o% H% d- m4 W7 Y. j$ wIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
" C# o: z$ \7 |5 v2 v; l" qWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?; t- u4 v. h4 X+ a1 ]3 h
Why do people recite at a play
* s2 |$ f/ Y4 [/ K9 a% ^Yet play at a recital?
: \0 _# {' s; R0 h) p# vPark on driveways and6 M3 N# D% g) {' P; j& E) ~: B/ C
Drive on parkways
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2 H/ v. i) E# D" x* ]You have to marvel at the unique lunacy: y1 E6 q4 e+ A- j. f: |4 H% f
Of a language where a house can burn up as. F$ ]1 H2 ~: H# A6 A9 J
It burns down
! x, t% c. @8 x; h G9 b8 \And in which you fill in a form J* q' u+ }) J" Y2 Z: `
By filling it out
& V x S; l6 w, eAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!$ ^' w3 ~; m) H: |5 z, M
1 B8 v: V3 C& U, B/ GEnglish was invented by people, not computers; Y/ L; A! K+ m
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
7 `% p2 b- B' `: L! a# m(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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6 d1 d- E( U2 q2 B3 Y" B) BThat is why5 u! {! ?$ s4 s; O7 J& k
When the stars are out they are visible
, `# t1 O* k8 `. B8 y; v3 KBut when the lights are out they are invisible
+ n- A3 Q% u1 eAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch1 L2 ~. k* q& b7 l! _
It starts: u( G+ A' W; V! Q. v
But when I wind up this observation,
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