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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: R1 |- l! l, m' I4 ^7 y
No ham in the hamburger
# s6 q4 z2 j% B- \$ B1 qAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
6 |& ^% _6 Z$ e' n _English muffins were not invented in England) Q B3 ?# V8 e
French fries were not invented in France.
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8 u, b5 e* j$ o& VWe sometimes take English for granted) r$ |$ v+ N4 K0 F3 R( V
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that3 f1 t# w# i. z9 O8 T0 z& e$ S
Quicksand takes you down slowly
' l1 w( P& Y, d" D/ Q: fBoxing rings are square
7 Q- k. `- b9 D9 `3 ]6 |& FAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 7 X8 I& ~! b3 t' W$ O
/ A& [1 n) C6 IIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
2 W9 u" H/ D5 E+ @! P/ S* w6 BIf the plural of tooth is teeth/ p3 a* \- |7 d1 F+ z4 K# N
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth% w8 j/ `: s" k, s( K# J% o% M
If the teacher taught, J E, W- M! q$ E- n
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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8 q, N0 R! k6 Z$ a1 b* Y& E' wIf a vegetarian eats vegetables4 `- F- t7 X% G h! `# a0 k
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?& H5 ]; @2 e5 q, l+ i' Z
Why do people recite at a play3 L4 C& ?2 e" k+ z* ]+ C2 A- O
Yet play at a recital?
$ \- O) p. i, }Park on driveways and
& w F0 s- h' {" |Drive on parkways% @7 X( `1 t3 O/ `3 f$ l/ b
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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9 o0 s: v" p: @& h0 y# \It burns down
" L4 S4 {* x# Z1 s; f9 i! a6 mAnd in which you fill in a form
5 |5 @% u) U; h5 I/ T. R% iBy filling it out
* ~ H7 B( I3 [, `, ZAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!* f" e. I4 j. a; h: d
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English was invented by people, not computers9 S5 m: g8 G$ I/ B: S! b& I1 X0 O: P
And it reflects the creativity of the human race% P w' ]3 y1 v
(Which of course isn't a race at all)+ N" ?8 W; `. k3 Y% K
! d( Y2 R" B3 e3 ^ UThat is why1 @' O3 z2 O- z
When the stars are out they are visible
. l) f# I6 `: U8 Y KBut when the lights are out they are invisible
9 f/ V* @6 P: F4 e0 C9 f+ \And why it is that when I wind up my watch7 X4 P3 n( Y4 M# [
It starts( q. s* K8 M2 f. o
But when I wind up this observation,
R3 k3 c/ F l' uIt ends. |
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