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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?3 h' P0 S! S- q3 L+ K c% J- P1 {' E
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Let's face it
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There is no egg in the eggplant- k5 Z! p8 _8 b P; k( L* \ E2 T
No ham in the hamburger
5 u* [! Z# B5 U2 x" VAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.* L$ C' {: t! ]. I. a3 w8 H
English muffins were not invented in England* K2 a. }7 q, o- S/ G" v
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted" X! e* a# {9 n( H, @
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that g! R! F8 |% b2 r+ H( H* c
Quicksand takes you down slowly
7 O0 _# N$ b3 |) C/ f9 sBoxing rings are square
% {0 B- R: I! y$ v) h4 L/ R/ l6 bAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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g F) x( C/ n7 mIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
5 T2 v# R$ G4 ?* g& hIf the plural of tooth is teeth
5 n$ ?$ F& B$ vShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth" v2 J) k2 Y; X
If the teacher taught,# c) J6 D& |; Q8 ~
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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; @% H$ \3 x2 {0 A& C. }' GIf a vegetarian eats vegetables% r; l: m" u' o9 I4 }* o6 m, h
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?' t6 f2 ~3 T8 a- V$ D6 w
Why do people recite at a play" \' N9 F6 p* W& m
Yet play at a recital?
& q) X4 l; q1 S3 {1 bPark on driveways and4 i; [0 }- ]) Z& Y5 A) S. j
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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And in which you fill in a form + ^( j: ?& j9 x1 Z/ X. c/ [
By filling it out
; P1 _" g& Z4 s3 hAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!7 F& F) {: n7 S
0 W3 \' s4 S& h( d/ ?English was invented by people, not computers
8 T$ M1 E" O& N' NAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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8 Y5 t4 ?* O) b2 p, }That is why0 T& [1 {) z9 J
When the stars are out they are visible5 q" w( s0 G, L" Y7 \' V
But when the lights are out they are invisible; G' {/ k9 K5 ^: s5 y2 H, Q9 T
And why it is that when I wind up my watch/ p; O) b# g% p* K
It starts" t$ l& D% g V* u7 q( m$ P3 O
But when I wind up this observation,
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