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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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- |+ P& J* }+ eLet's face it
+ V2 ?0 a: q3 A* i7 d8 i1 PEnglish is a stupid language.
% Z+ F) o" _8 U, w1 w1 [# QThere is no egg in the eggplant
9 Q8 O; e- e6 F0 d, I2 TNo ham in the hamburger
0 E) X- m6 T6 p3 k! ^% rAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
/ b- f3 T5 n P$ EEnglish muffins were not invented in England/ t9 i2 r/ A. B, r/ p
French fries were not invented in France.
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$ f( V O8 {1 j1 H" c( [% ]We sometimes take English for granted
3 L t$ ]% A. z2 p2 `But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
: R) B q w- q" X7 T+ ^Quicksand takes you down slowly2 L6 }% U; W& y# |4 d; [2 z5 K: v# l
Boxing rings are square
! S- C) X: N9 W) z: p) R0 nAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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9 g: ~3 @& F qIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing. j* h h" Q. O5 @+ P
If the plural of tooth is teeth7 W1 `$ j: y. c: _; m, T
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
$ h: i% @$ Z. J+ C0 L, XIf the teacher taught,
, d$ v2 T/ N9 r: gWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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$ _+ a1 @# B$ X1 U5 U! CIf a vegetarian eats vegetables( @" y- K' ?( U# l4 }) w3 \
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?5 U& ^$ ~8 g( Q; A+ G
Why do people recite at a play
( x$ s2 c0 A# }( q9 j# P! IYet play at a recital?
7 s! ] S: x' D' G$ KPark on driveways and
9 x3 e1 H. m; R' jDrive on parkways
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6 h1 o9 ]/ q/ ~You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down3 y6 |3 H6 ?' o7 W
And in which you fill in a form
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) |$ j$ L& W( c& L6 F4 [) J8 l% ]& PAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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% p4 G; q% t7 Y3 K- U/ bEnglish was invented by people, not computers
/ l, O9 T* g8 ?1 r" ?( }6 r' J4 nAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
' r. }2 N6 V! |) K* q8 X8 d(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why( [( |+ A9 S5 a: g3 F5 Z" F
When the stars are out they are visible$ K& ^" K3 a% @! u& e
But when the lights are out they are invisible) k) k1 W) b3 w# U6 j9 ^2 D
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
7 B* F3 O. w$ q* _. ?) ^It starts
; x" O" e, c) p2 I% ^, NBut when I wind up this observation,
4 V/ b" N$ `3 r- D& aIt ends. |
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