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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 eggplant1 o. {7 R1 `' z5 m5 x! Z
No ham in the hamburger2 }) O2 ?) Y. g# F8 _( h- \! ]6 d
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
. p1 K9 L) ]( B# B' vEnglish muffins were not invented in England) G! |5 E, v$ ^% U9 b" t
French fries were not invented in France. t/ d- |" F- x9 {$ S1 `
1 h: i& t4 R6 }% x& K4 b W( CWe sometimes take English for granted
7 k0 V! M+ P E2 Z* wBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
P8 j' t5 ^; \Quicksand takes you down slowly
1 _6 [1 s( t- s! _9 b0 xBoxing rings are square
/ ` c+ C- h: \3 } U: y" {. s: |And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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: ?, W% G9 ~. q" {8 ]If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
# q1 a$ j! X3 W6 _If the plural of tooth is teeth, L; x7 E( E/ O
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth& X6 G! p& u. \% a# v* J
If the teacher taught,
/ i+ P* N9 L/ L, V- mWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
& ^" d. r) w0 ` F' cWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?! T" }0 ~7 N6 [3 U, k8 T w) n. ^
Why do people recite at a play+ o8 n& c% K# Y
Yet play at a recital?
5 Z" b) J3 y4 `, vPark on driveways and
9 }, j5 A/ l" r3 o: |' C* {Drive on parkways3 I, i2 h* U3 I- X2 t
' b/ b; Q K4 U1 O: d8 R# MYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy5 g9 W7 J1 P% k, k( E- G. p$ G
Of a language where a house can burn up as8 h, r! `/ a" \# b' j+ g6 W( E
It burns down
5 p. l" g# p5 l( GAnd in which you fill in a form
K9 ^, {& {( L$ MBy filling it out* s) p( v, |2 S# a. l: o5 |
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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2 t$ m- x1 ~* YEnglish was invented by people, not computers% U: J* q, t7 x* B( i4 u
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why
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But when the lights are out they are invisible
. d6 g# Q5 ?( n' M% tAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
! b& E8 V# b' W/ u3 |+ K" ^7 [ t; x9 YIt starts
6 `5 ?: t" }5 @' A; P% d- A$ \" kBut when I wind up this observation,
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