Word: tappings
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...Tap, tap, tap. See me work. I make I good things. See the red ones. See the blue ones. See the yellow ones. No, no, no. I do not want red ones. I do not want blue ones. I want green ones...
What these rules do to a text is create horrors like Modern Curriculum Press's "Tap, tap, tap . . ." story for first-graders, an adaptation of the classic fairy tale The Shoemaker and the Elves, in which the words elves, shoemaker and shoes do not appear. In the same way, the frogfish, from Ginn & Co.'s Across the Fence, is a creature of formula writing, whose intent may be simplification but whose consequence is too often mystification. That mystification is compounded by ethnic, religious, political and other groups that have lobbied their attitudes and taboos into texts. In Maryland...
Harvard dominated the clash from the opening tap. Freshman Sharon Haye's usual hot start helped the hosts run off to an 11-0 lead before Hartford finally scored tour minutes into the game...
...Keffer, playing point guard, took control of the team from the opening tap. The guard logged a team-high 33 minutes and played with superior control, scoring six points and dishing out seven assists...
...clear our vocal cords, give a little cough, and bellow for reform. Then, think a little. Democratic National Committee Chairman Charles Manatt pipes in with the advice that the next nominee come from somewhere other than the northeast or midwest. Others say, let's tap the New Generation of leaders who can lead us into...