English Teacher
English Teacher: "Now I want everyone in the class to listen carefully.
today we are going to discuss words and their meanings. I will say a word
and I would like you to give me an example of how the word is used. the
first word is contagious". A little girl holds up her hand. "Miss, Miss I
know that one!" "Ok Rachael what is your example?" "My sister has chicken
pox and Mummy said I must keep away as it is contagious". "Excellent said
the teacher are their any others?"
"Please miss said another little girl. I heard my dad talking to my
big brother last night and he told him that if he was thinking of working in
a laboratory he should make sure that he wears all the correct equipment as
some of the experiments could be contagious." "That is another excellent
example said the teacher now how about a boy having a go this time? What
about you Seamus?" Seamus thought for a while then his face lit up. "Miss,
on Sunday my dad was talking to my uncle and he said his next door neighbour
was painting his house with a 2" brush and my uncle said "Bejasus, it'll
take the contagious!"

  ¶ 11/26/2004 08:20:00 AM