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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
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There is no egg in the eggplant' |" |- n, s; i: N2 B$ l& _5 E6 d
No ham in the hamburger
' M8 N- p$ ^" UAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.6 m: Q! F0 c5 I6 i+ { h
English muffins were not invented in England) x8 l% f$ w7 {" |
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
" u8 Y. c/ Z( e! VBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
5 j: i* C* N F% HQuicksand takes you down slowly
+ a% \' y1 a0 S* s" f5 PBoxing rings are square; v8 N8 a" G- ^) z9 r* n8 o
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. , `# c4 b C, p
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
$ a9 L1 O7 Y9 J% o% V- L$ BIf the plural of tooth is teeth
3 D) }9 j* P) {/ x0 I- HShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth2 T8 v* B7 Q8 F& M5 O
If the teacher taught,
! ]# W" j Z3 p, g lWhy didn't the preacher praught.6 Y* B5 G# G/ w- ^" X+ [
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables$ [; {* H- ~. J0 Y3 \9 W/ O
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
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Yet play at a recital?
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' Q* ?9 s/ f8 k5 F% M* @) xDrive on parkways
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+ U% |$ s E6 t A l1 fYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
, [7 a9 U0 W9 j: ^6 BOf a language where a house can burn up as0 ^! X( l6 t; N
It burns down
2 q. f1 o5 p% q; j! X% FAnd in which you fill in a form
4 g: x$ Q5 u$ m$ h! fBy filling it out
2 {7 n/ S- `6 g# o! q3 hAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers# V$ e/ M- V9 F
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
$ m" m2 O7 K, V1 A+ a; t$ }# E( o6 I(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
7 S, [; u2 w- P2 a( }7 _$ X2 X5 nWhen the stars are out they are visible, W7 {9 |, M; H1 L
But when the lights are out they are invisible
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It starts
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