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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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; o3 X) \4 |$ W6 C1 U0 zThere is no egg in the eggplant8 j8 j$ j7 g! D6 y+ P1 p# E
No ham in the hamburger
/ \/ I, M6 [: tAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
3 C, ?0 _# A' d2 FEnglish muffins were not invented in England
" h- h* U: z# i: F( B$ tFrench fries were not invented in France.
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" C" z2 j+ z+ T8 i& J6 ?% X, kWe sometimes take English for granted
" J; I8 ]3 b. V; S2 t* _, U- Z: h. ZBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that; w# T9 i9 y) c- U# W( w, F9 H/ O
Quicksand takes you down slowly
+ w C! F) o; lBoxing rings are square0 H2 g: S0 A' Q8 d7 i0 _3 E
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 9 d% U& o$ G5 n% L
M6 M3 W2 ]9 _) [3 w) `If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.' g3 J3 P5 s0 F$ ?! Y# S$ `1 k
If the plural of tooth is teeth2 R0 z) u: R3 v: p9 \* p# X' m$ M
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth1 m- c: E, O! E2 g, M% h5 y
If the teacher taught,
5 `, Q: h, k# P3 d5 p8 ?! Z2 nWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
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Yet play at a recital?# k: z4 g1 t9 m1 a# `/ ^% O1 A
Park on driveways and& o) X4 ]% o* n. g
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down% Z- {. v( d, R% l1 N) t+ M. [
And in which you fill in a form
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And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
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(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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When the stars are out they are visible
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7 b" [( D( W% v# [ d* I2 @And why it is that when I wind up my watch5 C8 n& J6 v/ z" s2 s8 u
It starts+ v! y3 c" c' n7 D, {, f
But when I wind up this observation,
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