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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?) O. v2 r [- C# v: {. ]
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Let's face it
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There is no egg in the eggplant7 {* D' a( M- c
No ham in the hamburger
$ L d, E: P6 A0 g$ C: M4 ^And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.7 A5 f" L% N1 ?0 o
English muffins were not invented in England
" U) b4 W+ z. x& [French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
0 V A3 @& D; k' l5 P- D3 k5 rBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
! B( s* ~% ~' F1 c X/ c( RQuicksand takes you down slowly- n: B4 r5 [% } M
Boxing rings are square" H/ x8 F8 u: c; V3 f3 c
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. * h/ e; E* i6 v# f5 a# c/ A, z
- e' l6 {, }. H7 ^, WIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
0 q- ]& w6 `! @+ F/ A! {& h/ ^If the plural of tooth is teeth, A( g1 k. r: b0 H0 S9 p; j) D
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
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Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables9 u- o* l2 Z. S1 u9 ^* h' d
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
5 l; `1 \; L* ?8 z# P* UWhy do people recite at a play6 w" ~& d3 Z8 Y) n1 j6 ~
Yet play at a recital?& ^: w9 x1 y0 L/ [" |
Park on driveways and- D* U, `. x' T1 E3 u; {0 r; ~
Drive on parkways9 ~% {; p. g6 b/ M }4 Q
7 t( L* n- r& Q* \0 gYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy/ q+ X; Q+ K3 X' m3 H- E
Of a language where a house can burn up as
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And in which you fill in a form
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; j, m3 ~) Y6 K5 C* FAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers; v' q1 C7 n7 p m4 d/ }
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why
, R; }! x4 B: X4 j1 q8 n5 dWhen the stars are out they are visible
6 ^, m6 B3 c' D. B2 {/ g# ?1 jBut when the lights are out they are invisible
3 P1 A$ F8 z* G$ p `$ ^And why it is that when I wind up my watch4 J& x, l: k2 ^* w5 D
It starts2 a( e O" H0 K0 g9 q$ w
But when I wind up this observation,
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