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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?& d! R( T4 K. W0 C% M
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Let's face it
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3 c4 c! H4 J1 e/ @4 s5 a" E8 W4 SThere is no egg in the eggplant4 G8 a5 G' w9 S
No ham in the hamburger3 `) f2 ~5 N, a1 m: `
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple. Z' W! e$ p0 B, d1 Q& A( ?
English muffins were not invented in England s6 G" a( o0 j8 X* U6 H
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted$ K3 I% p. _" D( l' S1 E
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
$ k9 I+ [) k- ^+ {, WQuicksand takes you down slowly0 Q! v% h: v, y5 N2 A6 V- K
Boxing rings are square
6 Q* R2 E' G) A) MAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. & v) W0 T. c3 T; {- j
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.. l" v# S# ^' ?6 Q6 G' L( V' _# Y
If the plural of tooth is teeth
& K' G9 x. h( V! l TShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
/ y- W4 D) j* X# m" ?, ]1 BIf the teacher taught,
$ m9 i' W+ C6 f- CWhy didn't the preacher praught.+ H4 m+ j$ b0 `0 l$ z0 }2 D. t2 @# j& O# ]
- K- c# q0 ^, i3 D: ] @ g7 EIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
" _/ l# x5 x% R: E/ Q+ cWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
* u: g N( ~0 x& o$ d' T' [Why do people recite at a play
2 D; _) v2 G) W! S: H. W/ gYet play at a recital?0 q4 b j1 ?8 m3 \
Park on driveways and' E! I" D% {, t& ?/ b
Drive on parkways
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8 H; a4 o v6 \) @; QYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy S7 Z+ ^: O# ?
Of a language where a house can burn up as: {+ M4 F$ l, c
It burns down8 t3 B9 o# n' n. v# P
And in which you fill in a form
2 f( b1 S8 N- V- ~0 d( tBy filling it out
% t; ^8 m& |# @0 MAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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8 m- ?+ E* d7 X6 w) n7 wEnglish was invented by people, not computers
* \& f$ x( R: g" WAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race' A1 g1 G/ o3 T# K& J, J+ q5 x! G2 `
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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, U( \1 ]5 r* U7 ~3 a7 e# ^8 \; xThat is why5 b; k% [$ j9 L% V/ j+ X6 ?
When the stars are out they are visible
+ o0 d. w' A# NBut when the lights are out they are invisible
9 }" O. w! ]6 ^- `$ sAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
/ k2 k$ W' s2 N% u# M+ J0 |' xIt starts* d0 E! I- ?/ o: u+ X) p
But when I wind up this observation,
! d3 B% I, z8 T$ {) I: h) q# W& jIt ends. |
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