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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?. L7 Z+ f1 Z% g7 y: I3 p3 O5 J
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Let's face it
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There is no egg in the eggplant
2 A* W8 Q. K7 {7 @No ham in the hamburger5 G# R0 g6 @& m+ N
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
7 V5 |5 E X: d1 s& p ]. y* iEnglish muffins were not invented in England
+ o2 M6 ^% q! d, S2 T" GFrench fries were not invented in France.
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3 V x, X& D9 b$ g! N% AWe sometimes take English for granted- I3 M% r! h: e8 L8 s
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
# q8 R9 z! x4 ?) o4 y. F& sQuicksand takes you down slowly( [* r. g" y( O$ R* _
Boxing rings are square2 Y" P1 a* N! G/ D: T8 @( O/ w
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.) ^8 ?$ e, O3 ~2 X# ^5 e
If the plural of tooth is teeth
G! {! r* o9 `- P7 b9 A6 {Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth" K2 e8 g0 g9 ~; L3 I" A
If the teacher taught,- I3 y2 X: q2 p/ D
Why didn't the preacher praught.5 s# x0 {4 B: k" x! W4 h- _, F
8 V3 z9 g4 K1 HIf a vegetarian eats vegetables% f& Q s# U9 z! ?; n. S' b* {6 N
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?9 F1 `. i( s: X+ p5 k
Why do people recite at a play
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Park on driveways and
9 Y. e% T6 F. Y b: \: u# wDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down0 M4 k0 y: S" K h
And in which you fill in a form
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And a bell is only heard once it goes!$ G1 i( z$ K" [; F
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English was invented by people, not computers# L3 B m, r8 h& D* [8 U+ u* g
And it reflects the creativity of the human race7 r6 _, h5 n& W7 k8 p; j
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why* y' u- y. p. G1 Z5 b4 V; B2 f* P
When the stars are out they are visible3 S+ L. x9 Q, j3 B( {' ~) `
But when the lights are out they are invisible) D( @. r* Z: z. [1 s3 M; G
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
. U( M. w& H% ~0 V* hIt starts. S7 Y8 i( J- E7 V
But when I wind up this observation,
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