Can the readers of The Tribune imagine that a word in the English language can be used in a sentence as many as five times consecutively? Amazing! Isn’t it? Yes, of course. Now please read on.
I quote here two sentences which are based on two letters published in a popular weekly during the time when Pt Jawaharlal Nehru w…[Read more]
• Muppet was amazed to find Arty playing chess with his dog. Muppet watched the game in astonishment for a while.
“I can hardly believe my eyes!” Muppet exclaimed. “That’s the smartest dog I’ve ever seen.”
“Nah, he’s not so smart,” Arty replied. “I’ve beaten him three games out of five”.
(Definitions: “westie” – someone living in the poorer areas of western
Sydney, usually, loudmouthed and ignorant, & keep their homes looking like
junkyards. “centrelink” – social welfare office).
A single westie mum goes to centrelink to register for child benefits. “How
many children?” asks the centrelink officer.
There is a mute who wants to buy a toothbrush.By imitating the action of brushing one’s teeth, he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done.
Now if there is a blind man who wishes to buy a pair of sunglasses, how should he express himself?
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