A little girl dreamed of becoming a great writer. Whenever she visited her grandmother she brought along her latest composition, and the grandmother was always happy to read it and make suggestions for improvement. On one occasion, the grandmother advised, “Mary, never use the same word twice in in a single sentence, if you can possibly avoid it.” The grandmother soon discovered how well that lesson had been learned when the child presented her with a sampler she made in sewing class. It read: “Home Sweet House.”
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