Illustration: DOVER KENT ARCHIVES
ZEPHYRINUS’ QUIZ.
CAN YOU GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF A SENTENCE
CONTAINING THE WORD
“AND”
FIVE CONSECUTIVE TIMES ?
ANSWER:
THERE WAS A FRESHLY-PAINTED SIGN, OUTSIDE A PUB,
DEPICTING THE PUB’S NAME “COACH AND HORSES”.
THE PUB OWNER, LOOKING AT THE SIGN,
SAID TO THE PAINTER OF THE SIGN:
“THE SPACE BETWEEN ‘COACH AND AND,
AND AND AND HORSES’,
IS TOO BIG.
“PLEASE REDUCE IT”.
