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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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8 ^# p+ L* k+ Q* w# w3 BThere is no egg in the eggplant V" }5 w4 {; [) L+ N R+ U
No ham in the hamburger
" r& R3 b$ H$ i1 C- QAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.5 M! ?$ A. y/ R* O3 P
English muffins were not invented in England' q9 s7 i, M0 e5 Q2 y6 T) u! }- q( I
French fries were not invented in France.7 D: w- w# @9 c$ H
" |2 W9 c. n3 _( p2 h$ l9 [We sometimes take English for granted
8 @3 D' a! Z; W6 X+ Z9 `$ zBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
7 L" i" U5 t" g4 @) [4 LQuicksand takes you down slowly( }% A% N* H; \2 W& T
Boxing rings are square
5 G. @8 F9 D9 l) a! qAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 6 q" }$ d9 a8 [7 N6 ~+ D5 v S
: g0 g7 p& [$ n+ f- T7 z* |5 o! kIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
- G6 L- C+ g" p3 VIf the plural of tooth is teeth
5 X+ g7 A( `! W- P& x+ {3 ^/ E4 tShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth3 k# |0 Q0 X" {+ f- _$ ?
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Why didn't the preacher praught.! H! a$ K6 r; G9 I# k) f Q1 m
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables8 e$ |2 x3 d& \; i2 K
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
5 T; M* t3 |3 d n9 GWhy do people recite at a play
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Park on driveways and$ F( J& ^7 J; F" [# D1 O' N5 f+ `( y8 K
Drive on parkways0 S: a, t4 F a" ]3 x0 A" T
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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6 K3 w9 A- w$ [; AIt burns down/ ^1 ?: N. j, g
And in which you fill in a form 5 ]/ B) p3 v$ d0 N
By filling it out
+ ~7 _6 u1 z2 u! _/ CAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!2 Z& e2 Z! ^# ^* }
% l6 y3 `# B$ l% A9 G4 Z. [- lEnglish was invented by people, not computers8 z* z4 K) K+ d0 a$ D
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
. v7 t- [# f7 A8 h- O5 U5 bAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch. A2 @& F1 d2 ]% Z0 w
It starts
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