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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; e3 J9 G6 G; x6 r/ s6 a0 J( m* \+ ]
No ham in the hamburger/ g) g8 X" o; G. D1 }- q* y
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
, d& L' Y. l! R' J* hEnglish muffins were not invented in England; A5 v+ n# A7 @5 R5 L$ V
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
$ t/ o( ?% r% |' [- ]/ F% I: }But if we examine its paradoxes we find that N: G8 G5 s( T/ }, F' g
Quicksand takes you down slowly2 G B: u. Y5 }# X/ C
Boxing rings are square) y- O( H! |+ C6 g) L; I+ j% Z, N
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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0 i, l! f' I: A2 [If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
, `/ E9 L: L7 ~% H8 ~3 }If the plural of tooth is teeth
, B/ l; u- p8 W, x7 v' MShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
$ K3 V' w& l2 Z9 i; g5 U. l2 KIf the teacher taught,1 x$ M: f K- n+ ?3 p. P6 ]
Why didn't the preacher praught.& a( A D; d' T* T) K( L
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
7 d# T& c" y' S( z0 uWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
) [8 x4 k6 I6 q7 j% u' ^0 SWhy do people recite at a play, H3 x1 [% s+ ~
Yet play at a recital?
& r b: s( l& x5 v5 EPark on driveways and
) N8 n: }- t1 |6 D# NDrive on parkways
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* I# Y$ S9 i+ u/ c& w3 F0 M9 nYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy9 D: d* R- `3 _& y, F1 s) l
Of a language where a house can burn up as8 P% \4 q& c, l& [9 Y
It burns down1 G; U# A: P4 V) l8 a
And in which you fill in a form # [- r5 `3 ]8 X% K0 ?! I) @
By filling it out
' v* k9 }, W6 Y( oAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
- ]/ Q) v! B9 w* e) Y3 qAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why2 W, C6 E! ^7 p0 x
When the stars are out they are visible/ T" x2 q/ X5 ]; X+ |8 P
But when the lights are out they are invisible* J2 {; f3 e' {+ h0 h" S8 e( e
And why it is that when I wind up my watch; e0 S* ^# o8 y9 |% c
It starts
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