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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; o. {, I7 Y( l1 J
No ham in the hamburger' t0 I9 b* q) k6 h d, J. U/ o
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.7 Q8 y6 y- P8 O! N- r1 h: ~: ]
English muffins were not invented in England
- J1 E- { U. tFrench fries were not invented in France.% H: S% O' |2 j) A; {' {
0 C) Z% a9 ?2 d9 M6 RWe sometimes take English for granted
! U; Y. l5 k6 gBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that8 g+ N+ y! x, c9 h6 q
Quicksand takes you down slowly
3 W7 h5 S2 j; g# K9 IBoxing rings are square# m9 c" T* n+ x! r
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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+ l) L% D# M- N, @8 V% z& P- [/ IIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.! P9 D0 l0 x. A, U, u5 y) ~
If the plural of tooth is teeth$ x: l8 Q7 V, S8 S9 Z. {/ e) b# v% ~! B
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth- P" V O; }; ?1 g1 d: W
If the teacher taught,
5 R* Y& q8 y7 `- b TWhy didn't the preacher praught.: ?: N0 z) L5 p, ^1 U
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
$ l: G* Z) M: N0 I R$ Z& l D( IWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
/ n* B9 i7 q; SWhy do people recite at a play. ~4 s6 Y9 t9 j& @/ m6 |
Yet play at a recital?
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" _& \. R" t+ j; ^" fDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy1 U# {4 | v8 A9 W8 g1 {
Of a language where a house can burn up as
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And in which you fill in a form + `0 {8 p+ Z; ]$ A( [7 C6 [
By filling it out U: y5 |" t$ N; `
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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& c2 h5 K# p7 o+ G8 ^; mEnglish was invented by people, not computers7 _0 \ P- o( j% V# X ^4 f {
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why% z$ W9 O/ A- h" z0 j; c
When the stars are out they are visible+ D9 A2 q8 \+ r) D
But when the lights are out they are invisible
: E) M8 s, R$ k# ZAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
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But when I wind up this observation,
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