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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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! W/ p) L( @5 f% Y( v* fLet's face it
C- V0 Z/ V' S. A) M P& B' ^English is a stupid language.
- c1 E( E, b1 I7 }& l% j% u* f0 vThere is no egg in the eggplant
$ k2 G% {9 k% s2 F* [3 fNo ham in the hamburger
; l9 s: @$ n* n- X( P% k1 h+ HAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.6 T$ ?# T$ v6 r' Q; p" T
English muffins were not invented in England1 ^, H1 F/ U: ?& i0 ?. ]9 J U4 Q
French fries were not invented in France./ |1 Y0 @+ k0 m4 |; j
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We sometimes take English for granted
6 R. U. w% j+ \' M: e% U0 D, [But if we examine its paradoxes we find that9 A* j4 d9 m. R# N7 M; ?
Quicksand takes you down slowly
% \, Q& D+ H5 X/ Q( D2 tBoxing rings are square% W! r' J, M7 I. _) y- B/ J
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.% T2 C: G/ g) z
If the plural of tooth is teeth3 t0 n6 V( ~ G* Q* m( X
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
! _/ s8 M; y; Q) WIf the teacher taught,
, M4 R$ j- X/ ~# S$ AWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables& ]# Q6 \. F' F3 d
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?7 x" R* H! r) T" h/ z0 U% n
Why do people recite at a play
4 ^7 h* s1 C! a3 x/ [Yet play at a recital?/ b7 @9 n7 R+ y5 [- M3 ^
Park on driveways and
: H! S& |2 q+ W- \& ]. p( gDrive on parkways
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" D. g4 d3 m* E/ \You have to marvel at the unique lunacy. u7 l. D3 S/ Y+ [
Of a language where a house can burn up as
7 @* u) ^# r) f+ w, g9 \* h5 k4 }5 |It burns down
9 U1 V1 v6 s2 Z, F8 j4 XAnd in which you fill in a form
+ ?8 ~' u, H7 Y: Z2 Q5 YBy filling it out
0 D& @( e- M% w. P) m1 v7 @: nAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers0 B3 b2 q1 x% e V; A* X# U7 i
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
7 X* }2 N6 t, ^+ a% y+ y(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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: Y+ a" ~& A4 d8 ]- n- PThat is why
- C% ?' u$ V% c# Q) G( x0 ^8 TWhen the stars are out they are visible" T9 P/ ]. F4 A0 g2 ]8 m
But when the lights are out they are invisible
5 n/ \( c2 K# ]# f; S8 [# cAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch# {) a8 P. x8 \8 T+ @, ~/ j. Q# p
It starts# Y* S# G: j2 g9 ^7 n0 V
But when I wind up this observation,7 e9 k. G0 p [' q6 h) B; k7 p4 G
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