Word: switchings
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...classes—classes that almost nobody who has been away from solving problem sets and taking tests for ten years while working in high-powered jobs does well in,” Frankel said. “Usually they drop out of the course in the middle and switch to something less technical...
...observed them again, this time in a structured play session with one close-in-age sib. The pairs were shown three toys but given only one to play with. They were told they could move onto the next one only when both agreed it was time to switch and further agreed which toy they wanted next...
...anagram for Altercation. In the movie, we see veteran constructor Merl Reagle driving past a Dunkin' Donuts shop and saying, "Put the D at the end, you get Unkind Donuts, Which I've had a few of in my day." Spotting a Noah's Ark, he says, "You switch the S and the H around, that's 'No! A shark!'" From ark to shark, Genesis to Mi>Jaws, in one flick of an agile brain...
...food sales to make her menu healthier. "This is where I make money," she says, her hand on a packet of Cool Ranch Doritos. "That money allows me to buy more fresh fruit and vegetables." Taylor makes other food healthier by stealth. Chicken nuggets are baked, not fried--a switch she made over spring break so kids would be less likely to notice. Pizza is topped with low-fat cheese, and the crust is whole wheat. She calls vegetarian beans "pork and beans" since, she says, "in Oklahoma no one knows what 'vegetarian beans' means...
...something was wrong. "I never really felt myself to be a man," Morris says today, despite his pre-interview warning that "One thing I don't like to talk about is sex." In 1972 James underwent a sex-change op and became Jan. The gender switch made headlines around the world, and Morris wrote a bestselling 1974 book about it, Conundrum. Nowadays, hardly anybody brings up the subject. Morris can't tell if the change affected the writing. "There must be a difference, though not in my style. I once went back over all my work...