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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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1 x4 P7 o( _- h2 |6 FLet's face it+ d* k7 m, S& N* E8 d) J$ q4 Y
English is a stupid language.
0 d2 A6 A# s0 V$ v: a/ M; |) }) Z8 WThere is no egg in the eggplant
& R( h9 \7 r/ h8 l% z1 d8 RNo ham in the hamburger
( q+ F0 K& ] B8 Q" bAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.* O. O# C' A& {8 p
English muffins were not invented in England
! V9 F' i3 M' F8 \: b5 g. S& ^. zFrench fries were not invented in France.& C# |9 y3 [) G9 B
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We sometimes take English for granted
4 b" ]( B0 n2 G3 r0 K! aBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
! ]: y q f' J* Z/ t# C" |6 a8 JQuicksand takes you down slowly
' ]& v1 l' b" q) j8 d. x7 [Boxing rings are square
?, P" A: p5 Q' N7 oAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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' x, y5 G1 ?* {) \# KIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
8 W( U) q `7 u- U; ~If the plural of tooth is teeth
! O# p9 b$ x: T4 AShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
3 v+ a" D0 X Y9 w" T8 T3 vIf the teacher taught,( a3 E3 d; q* Z% A, {/ V% Q8 U
Why didn't the preacher praught.3 v; i T" A# C- E5 u2 p
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables' `; `' D; I5 Z( g q
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
+ s/ F2 a$ K) x$ r- g4 Z+ w' w, I6 OWhy do people recite at a play
/ O1 H' r& T" iYet play at a recital?
# H3 n o( f& uPark on driveways and
/ p" I* o# w8 v/ t: C# fDrive on parkways
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" O0 C' z! b R3 J8 N: FYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy3 h$ b; X6 Q6 V& s$ w* D
Of a language where a house can burn up as9 F% b' ~0 v1 T8 \( P0 x9 o
It burns down7 U: F$ [2 n- U. x
And in which you fill in a form ) h' J$ G8 ^3 \$ A3 t& t
By filling it out
& f0 t! l `! } h0 N2 Z6 jAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!, |) P9 t+ C+ ~; a$ G
( }, v& O8 ~7 Y" _* D" OEnglish was invented by people, not computers
* A( G/ ~' P4 r# W1 Q7 ]- uAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
- M p) U( X5 I( Z$ I! b6 w(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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5 R H, u5 ^, I" wThat is why( q* d: z5 }0 e& o4 i7 \
When the stars are out they are visible8 L' N( p- n+ H! h
But when the lights are out they are invisible0 [: I1 m+ ]) B
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
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But when I wind up this observation,
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