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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
' H1 M3 O" v tEnglish is a stupid language.
" F+ F# Q/ Q D; TThere is no egg in the eggplant
( [7 q) w4 A% {, n9 U: GNo ham in the hamburger$ {: ]' ?7 x, b; n
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
* U4 V( ~# F# q& L& ?7 `$ R( dEnglish muffins were not invented in England
5 A) B9 y( d% K/ sFrench fries were not invented in France./ [8 p2 T; F" c# I! S% U
6 W+ B' T* p% S& I D: KWe sometimes take English for granted
( [3 L7 O$ ?, GBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that3 }0 k0 a: ]+ _
Quicksand takes you down slowly
, l8 v _/ B; }$ K$ _6 W* tBoxing rings are square
" L9 R! L; b, R3 x" SAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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, W u) ]$ t; AIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.8 ^$ L# F, ]9 W! X$ y7 F
If the plural of tooth is teeth$ ~3 `3 K) Z: D6 B1 P0 D1 Y4 j
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth1 b- C3 ]9 x: Q
If the teacher taught,
. Q! s9 x4 L! f* ?3 T1 u( UWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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$ |+ K) K3 C3 s$ ?( m& X" UIf a vegetarian eats vegetables7 G0 F8 L7 k+ j/ `
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
9 L- C( b9 F+ kWhy do people recite at a play) t" t; }3 J1 d! J$ i5 A$ w2 c' G
Yet play at a recital?
: F3 [# r- c TPark on driveways and% _: S! G9 }/ N0 s, h' y# M/ o
Drive on parkways
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f: `, g" `" a K; ? jYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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# D& G! L. y H7 f6 R$ J: t; bIt burns down
% t& q! o3 V# s5 tAnd in which you fill in a form 2 w$ B: o4 t7 {3 e
By filling it out
l, u2 }( d: z, @' CAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!& U! `* e/ l* x- s( r
% K+ R6 [, Y0 X+ ~English was invented by people, not computers2 v* l( I; a6 V% p6 q
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why& x* F1 r7 _7 f& G% M7 g
When the stars are out they are visible
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And why it is that when I wind up my watch3 C/ T9 ^4 Q! i6 _4 |3 j
It starts* m! G: ~, P3 v& N3 T2 ?7 |! V- r9 T0 \
But when I wind up this observation,4 j% W5 ?1 W& B, ]3 j3 U& i
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