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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Ate & Eight
Well, at least one of these is spelled the way it sounds. I don't know what happened to the other one.
Ate – finished eating.
Eight – the number 8.
"I tried to eat a dozen hard-boiled eggs, but after I ate eight I decided I never wanted to see another egg again."
The "Ate" reminds me of when we used to take a bite out of green apples at lunch and make a face out of it.
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