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Grace met her uncle in. the street one day. ‘‘Oh, Grace.” he said. “Are you going to the school children's party'"” “No,” replied Grace, “I ain’t going-” “My dear,” gasped her horrified uncle, “yon must not say ‘I ain’t going!’ Yon should say ‘I am not going.’ And he proceeded to give her a short lesson in grammar. “You are not going. He is not going. We are not going. Now can you say all that.” “Course I nan.” responded Grace cheerfully, “there ain’t nobody going.” lllllflllllflllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12507, 24 July 1926, Page 16
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89WASTED ENERGY New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12507, 24 July 1926, Page 16
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