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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?: U2 ^+ O0 W+ N6 Z) ~4 \4 p
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Let's face it
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There is no egg in the eggplant
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$ _6 ?7 ]+ C3 S8 U0 [8 N& X IAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.5 M& ~7 m. l9 R
English muffins were not invented in England" T5 G$ L( u- n. J8 j6 s0 R1 H
French fries were not invented in France.& y. I7 k& c7 [* ~
9 E; W0 r( w- l( |7 zWe sometimes take English for granted
' k' v2 h- e5 D. C% DBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that) X7 k+ S3 z2 h) S, ]; k4 |
Quicksand takes you down slowly( B' }0 K) R- o, c4 `, Q7 [1 f
Boxing rings are square+ x! v# M+ B" E4 I8 Y1 i3 V/ z: `
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.2 K% p" k& u1 E9 W$ h% z
If the plural of tooth is teeth) V/ h- W' m. n8 ^4 K4 y
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth) Z5 d @1 n: x8 @5 A4 k. N4 ]# @
If the teacher taught,
4 g3 Y- K) G# [ Q2 D* i6 o8 H; X" |Why didn't the preacher praught.6 g. H4 m5 n! Z% Y7 H3 i2 @+ P" ^
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
& U' u, C% L; H) b/ mWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?- F6 U5 @* j8 x9 }) y
Why do people recite at a play: T3 u5 N, Z% I( j: n
Yet play at a recital? s7 ~! y/ L- r/ O, }9 |
Park on driveways and
$ h& u" D; C7 Q5 g @Drive on parkways
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: s6 z* V% p( g( z" iYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down+ w" D* E% G% k. M! }6 ?5 }1 J) p
And in which you fill in a form
) v* A) ^1 {, @. cBy filling it out
* E- K8 `6 X5 P$ d5 s' }" f7 O, eAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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+ t/ o2 d/ H/ Z8 s% KEnglish was invented by people, not computers9 \" b- q7 G O
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
- I: o! u! ~5 a. x! q(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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) R! U' s7 g/ CThat is why
3 ]9 D- O& G6 ?When the stars are out they are visible
: z& c7 G- u% z2 IBut when the lights are out they are invisible0 s( R8 @. E6 M( Q6 F
And why it is that when I wind up my watch; `/ J" L3 |0 W
It starts1 \+ K3 H- l1 M, w" Z# w) k
But when I wind up this observation,) h6 ]8 O' S' Q0 Q
It ends. |
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