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NATURE-STUDY REVIEW 



In passing, a story may not be amiss. A tailor wished to order 

 12 smoothing irons or gooses. He did not know whether to write 

 12 tailor's gooses or geese. He finally ordered one tailor's goose 

 and eleven more like the first order. The moral is clear. In 

 times of doubt use "ready-made" words to suit the occasion. 



Pronounce the Following Words: 



