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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?& b9 M0 w6 Q5 r1 P9 g; T
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Let's face it
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There is no egg in the eggplant
7 ^, s; [0 J: K2 L3 v4 ?+ gNo ham in the hamburger# b3 M: _' K" D- |8 I5 S, r
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.1 g+ h4 ^0 k( X- I# P1 I5 l
English muffins were not invented in England9 i v" P/ K% X
French fries were not invented in France.4 K$ @; E1 V5 ^! _6 h# N* _% W. l* K
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We sometimes take English for granted3 P2 }3 Q* }1 C4 x5 N9 v
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that5 H) y" T' n" Z
Quicksand takes you down slowly
$ A% U# l$ E7 f; YBoxing rings are square9 Z' A, H% F* z. z0 U6 `5 L6 [% Q
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 4 ` u% S; x, m) C+ a3 ^6 D
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.7 S; Z# q1 Y( }, g" J6 \; G1 ?
If the plural of tooth is teeth2 M3 _6 ~' e8 Q) C8 w6 r# ^( o
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
3 E8 K% ~2 a3 a5 U1 p- {If the teacher taught,
1 q' ?5 o k5 M1 @Why didn't the preacher praught.' P3 t- L3 _$ A, c) { A
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
9 c- J# N6 L/ dWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?+ I8 `+ Y X3 v. B2 T. f# N
Why do people recite at a play
/ S6 f& C7 h2 o/ F$ NYet play at a recital?8 K1 N2 z/ r' G: R
Park on driveways and
1 T# j' X: d9 JDrive on parkways
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- P3 u0 V3 P. j$ [3 aYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
, ?3 g2 A K7 }. o5 |+ C" T/ V! {: `Of a language where a house can burn up as
+ J. ~5 O9 {# [It burns down q: y! {) N+ F/ i# v
And in which you fill in a form
, g$ N* O4 b, u6 IBy filling it out
1 Z+ O& e! ?7 q9 @, N2 w" g$ ~And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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8 \/ A4 A; @% ?3 |# E6 ZEnglish was invented by people, not computers
; P3 P7 Q+ S) o# X }And it reflects the creativity of the human race
4 ]3 P% i! b1 K! c$ o' K(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why" N1 x) J2 U! C0 Q! u" N; |: O
When the stars are out they are visible
% Z& u' P' v4 b: l8 D% xBut when the lights are out they are invisible
7 L# L2 [7 M; IAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
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But when I wind up this observation,! g9 a) T2 L Q
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