English class at the casino

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January 23, 2016 | 9:00am

ENGLISH. Her English was so-so before but friends have noticed a marked improvement.

ELOQUENT. The improvement quite shocked her friends. "Why," they said, "your English is so impeccable now. Pray tell where you've learned to speak so eloquently?"

CASINO. She replied, "At the casino. Most of my friends speak English there."

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CASINO

ELOQUENT

ELOQUENTLY

ENGLISH

FRIENDS

HER ENGLISH

IMPECCABLE

IMPROVEMENT

LEARNED

QUOT

SPEAK

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