Employer (to youth applying for situation) : “ And have you a knowledge of any foreign language?” Applicant; ‘‘Yes, sir, a little.” ‘‘Do you Know Latin?” “ Well, sir, I began to learn it and got on fairly well, but I had to throw it up in favor of shorthand, because I couldn't pronounce some of the words.” “ What were the words you couldn’t pronounce?” “ Words like 1 MCCCXXI.,’ sir.”
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Evening Star, Issue 17766, 14 September 1921, Page 8
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