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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?* q5 J) O C7 v* t
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Let's face it
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There is no egg in the eggplant) R7 S( w1 E5 r& } n8 F O* `
No ham in the hamburger9 P, |1 i! j8 T3 ]! Z
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.: x! u6 a! V# L3 M7 v0 f
English muffins were not invented in England
+ X2 O: | f$ @& w; L3 T+ TFrench fries were not invented in France.
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" \* L. x: M- n- xWe sometimes take English for granted
}) \* f$ d6 e( g4 ]8 K: WBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
' G5 v* c! e+ ]6 [Quicksand takes you down slowly: ]1 h$ ~ V, {8 X
Boxing rings are square, Z+ D, ^) ?! M2 x
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.& k+ v5 U; K0 y7 N$ _8 w
If the plural of tooth is teeth
( N9 V1 A) ^+ [2 ?Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth# t. u% ~7 Y2 t7 x. J
If the teacher taught,
# k7 q: E( t( E0 s7 u7 i) BWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables: z4 E; i9 E- ]1 B4 P8 I
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
% r8 a8 b1 s4 m, T; w `7 w" H* A. MWhy do people recite at a play$ R' e5 G# n6 x: ~7 w5 c
Yet play at a recital?8 f$ m9 {( U. m" v! W, R5 t
Park on driveways and
$ t* t% p. K. ^6 I. YDrive on parkways3 T. q7 s& ?, Z! q/ J
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
6 e# Z% U5 i8 POf a language where a house can burn up as8 O4 a, o% Y% l
It burns down
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By filling it out9 K3 h6 q. S" G2 q/ w9 H/ r" z
And a bell is only heard once it goes! H9 W4 I3 v0 I
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English was invented by people, not computers
; o g# T: B+ X! G2 QAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race5 F i+ b7 P6 q- p
(Which of course isn't a race at all)5 t9 \0 E1 ~. y1 a: K( U
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That is why, y8 z' B2 |4 w7 J& p
When the stars are out they are visible+ ~' E0 R$ u5 }% \/ ^
But when the lights are out they are invisible4 t3 D1 A% s: L; a' p/ W
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
% T4 H! \6 I. a8 F1 H. L( IIt starts- K$ @' M& u: a2 o8 J& I% D
But when I wind up this observation,! u" I; C B4 c& p, w) F7 l! C: a
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