The teacher used as an illustration of bad grammar, for correction by the class, the following sentence:
"The horse and cow is in the pasture."
A manly little fellow raised his hand, and at the teacher's nod said:
"Please, sir, ladies should come first."
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The man sitting in the street car addressed the woman standing before him:
"You must excuse my not giving you my seat—I'm a member of the Sit Still Club."
"Certainly, sir," the woman replied. "And please excuse my staring—I belong to the Stand and Stare Club."
She proved it so well that the man at last sheepishly got to his feet.