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To: Guardian who wrote (18314)3/3/2001 2:21:53 PM
From: Ian@SI  Respond to of 62592
 
>> Language Skills
>>>
>>> A teacher asked her students to use the word "fascinate" in
>>> a sentence.
>>> Marta said, "My family went to the Louisville Zoo, and it
>>> was fascinating to see all the animals."
>>> The teacher said, "That was good, but I wanted the word
>>> 'fascinate.'"
>>> Sarita raised her hand. She said, "My family went to the
>>> Cincinnati Zoo and I was fascinated by the animals."
>>> "That's good, too," said the teacher, "but I wanted the
>>> word 'fascinate.'"
>>> Little Billy raised his hand. The teacher hesitated because
>>> Billy was noted for his bad language, but surely he
>>> couldn't damage the word "fascinate," so she called on him.
>>>
>>> Billy said proudly, "My sister has a sweater with 10
>>> buttons, but her boobs are so big she can only fasten
>>> eight."