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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
7 |( x4 p% f' ?6 s- Y9 Z- eNo ham in the hamburger
. h: \& a2 n, `/ R$ J8 ?! |4 AAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
% Z5 A; d2 x2 C% \6 f; D0 MEnglish muffins were not invented in England' ]( `' I, N1 I2 f/ g
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted. `( a1 B) a- S c3 d3 U
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that7 D7 H9 }: @- m1 w9 N3 g
Quicksand takes you down slowly
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) g/ U' ~% k3 M' Y: ~: h& VAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. - u7 F! R/ p, b5 J" d6 |" z
7 u: J+ V, e8 ~) d/ RIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
- |. n* |* J+ c) ^8 G n7 g! H9 sIf the plural of tooth is teeth
: P8 b, S K, N2 i7 ~Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
# d9 Z# q. X+ q! S4 X7 b8 HIf the teacher taught,
7 K5 q2 M5 X- y7 q' L( v, QWhy didn't the preacher praught.7 R, `3 l/ {' c3 m/ V5 `. h
1 j; b1 u, [: z# r; c ?/ AIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
( s: Z& n( V1 U( kWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?' n, r1 j( v9 d5 S! f7 v
Why do people recite at a play; j9 ]# P; m. |' b
Yet play at a recital?# C; J3 U: L: l* k( k
Park on driveways and
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down
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: \2 p V3 B1 k& |, z) }: j; bBy filling it out( m- `" o( }. h+ f9 \7 e! o
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
# N r" I* g+ o, C+ ^And it reflects the creativity of the human race9 v5 c6 y! M% I; ^
(Which of course isn't a race at all)6 h( A7 `$ `2 a [/ h
& f6 K% s; o# _2 U0 uThat is why2 X$ L2 _% ~, P% Q: Q& Y, D
When the stars are out they are visible
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And why it is that when I wind up my watch7 j) @3 z+ \" \1 X8 x: a' R2 o
It starts' a/ ]8 _' A% C8 j0 h4 v
But when I wind up this observation,
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