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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
5 i# h; i3 u+ n6 H$ aEnglish is a stupid language.
0 I8 s8 S; A2 }! VThere is no egg in the eggplant
4 z! m4 C' a: h" FNo ham in the hamburger, u# m0 T; g* ~. O4 n# O
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
7 {9 j4 K9 B( cEnglish muffins were not invented in England
* [( m/ J4 T+ P: BFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted5 ~) m2 W9 l: Y' F0 ~5 X" |
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that8 B% O R1 D3 W4 }
Quicksand takes you down slowly, K6 `8 |( D% l: h( H
Boxing rings are square
+ G) T5 r% U8 `; d6 v5 |2 S7 g/ }5 gAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 5 L7 m) M, `: t2 _( {2 Y) J
; K1 a. i- q5 v; g, d; ?; A2 DIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
# a8 w/ {# v3 z( O# e6 K/ aIf the plural of tooth is teeth. a4 g- C: S3 l% n
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
+ ]% S s; X; i6 @If the teacher taught,
C8 j% M+ p4 S8 V5 ?5 MWhy didn't the preacher praught.1 s- S* S4 Q) s/ W) k2 O
( k; Q# L, E! t' h( DIf a vegetarian eats vegetables, _; b: k6 a* {! w. o
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
1 b* C' z1 m$ F% u( n+ T6 AWhy do people recite at a play5 f( c% B: E1 u" r. E. b
Yet play at a recital?' g8 g- u, B, `' Y1 V- T/ r; i" g" C
Park on driveways and
% g8 C- B0 T0 ]3 SDrive on parkways1 d& ?/ T0 @/ Q9 {" v. w
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy5 @" u r5 ?, o8 h3 g2 _9 O
Of a language where a house can burn up as: D m$ z0 I6 a
It burns down
" v1 ^: H3 k) e, sAnd in which you fill in a form
- P5 b5 W: j3 W( FBy filling it out q' T& P7 w( J. y
And a bell is only heard once it goes!. _" v9 L: h0 M0 _4 E
0 t* ~0 c8 s/ t- `) o; M; T- `English was invented by people, not computers W9 C% e5 }3 J* ]0 [
And it reflects the creativity of the human race# p# Y: [9 c6 s
(Which of course isn't a race at all)5 t. X; n$ v1 Q' ~' x3 R
! _# j. @2 e4 R2 UThat is why" M% ?1 g9 E2 J5 m6 c
When the stars are out they are visible! Y9 H) ?9 [1 T
But when the lights are out they are invisible$ d! j, x7 z3 {: U2 [
And why it is that when I wind up my watch( L$ i$ `$ O( l, H
It starts) v: Y, W3 W1 i, Z6 }6 k# u
But when I wind up this observation,
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