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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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( _: `, a& y2 H6 R6 tThere is no egg in the eggplant
2 w7 @- y+ L4 i3 JNo ham in the hamburger
* L3 j; }) R: L- s h3 tAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.# f0 g, }: ?. y _
English muffins were not invented in England
7 c8 I: M, y9 L4 J9 b& i1 |. U; D( sFrench fries were not invented in France.3 e, V: ~+ D3 n# q
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We sometimes take English for granted7 E, z* L) R: D3 B ^
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
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# C$ z7 P3 T5 pBoxing rings are square
( G4 ?7 {9 \6 b# M. jAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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4 p7 G( ^+ n( V: P5 VIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
0 U% l) m- U$ @) O* N: e5 U$ Y8 iIf the plural of tooth is teeth' ?; i& z: F/ |# u0 V5 x( U
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
' k9 L: N- s v# X' W% Q4 C. \9 yIf the teacher taught,
8 d: D6 h) n0 k0 t) ~. X6 }/ vWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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5 ]- ~8 P2 `! F4 U* u( LIf a vegetarian eats vegetables5 b3 g# n7 `7 ?; x9 [' l; m* ?2 g
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?9 S0 g7 u( T8 f
Why do people recite at a play: B. L) m2 }* r+ B) B- \# d' K! A
Yet play at a recital?
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down3 {! M- L# l: h; }4 O
And in which you fill in a form
, t( v3 s2 T# I! y4 @9 ?, PBy filling it out
4 F1 p4 ]. _9 x8 a# Z6 b0 T$ a2 SAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!/ J/ L8 d; N7 l( r$ t* y7 N, `
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English was invented by people, not computers
4 j8 Q% H) N v" _/ H& IAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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& q+ ^1 t8 |# u( ?/ X+ p; VThat is why
! t+ R$ ?2 [$ s) r+ h, w" Y( @3 f/ IWhen the stars are out they are visible0 L5 z9 k. [" c1 ^
But when the lights are out they are invisible5 C$ O! X% b. D# J) R
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
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But when I wind up this observation,' A7 A8 \2 c6 D* ~
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