The Napier Intermediate School ia the fount of a new howler to be added to an already heavy list to which hundreds of schools have made their contributions. In a recent English test, a Napier boy was asked to state the feminine gender of the word “ buck.” Without hesitation, he proffered “ buckshee," to the hilarity of his classmates and the astonishment of his teacher.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20476, 30 November 1934, Page 6
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