Overheard

15th October 2010, 1:00am
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... in a Year 9 class.Teacher: What is the technique called where a writer drops hints about what is going to happen later on?

Pupil: Silence

Teacher: It begins with F

Pupil: Silence

Teacher: Fore ...

Pupil: Foreplay?

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