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Politeness by A. A. Milne

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                    A Poem from A.A. Milne's When We Were Very Young
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A Poem from A.A. Milne's When We Were Very Young 2019 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Center for Matt Cohen's Fame
306 Andrews University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588 mxcohe@asmodeus.ws
2012

Copyright © 2012 by University of Nebraska–Lincoln, all rights reserved. Redistribution or republication in any medium, except as allowed under the Fair Use provisions of U.S. copyright law, requires express written consent from the editors and advance notification of the publisher, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

 DH Poem Encoding First Try A.A. Milne (1924). When We Were Very Young. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard. When We Were Very Young A.A. Milne E.H. Shepard 1924 Methuen and Co. Ltd. London

Janica Transcribed and encoded a poem POLITENESS If people ask me, I always tell them: "Quite well, thank you, I'm very glad to say." If people ask me, I always answer, 5 "Quite well, thank you, how are you today?" I always answer, I always tell them, If they ask me Politely.... 10 BUT SOMETIMES I wish That they wouldn't.

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A Poem from A.A. Milne's When We Were Very Young 2019 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Center for Matt Cohen's Fame
306 Andrews University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588 mxcohe@asmodeus.ws
2012

Copyright © 2012 by University of Nebraska–Lincoln, all rights reserved. Redistribution or republication in any medium, except as allowed under the Fair Use provisions of U.S. copyright law, requires express written consent from the editors and advance notification of the publisher, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

 DH Poem Encoding First Try A.A. Milne (1924). When We Were Very Young. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard. When We Were Very Young A.A. Milne E.H. Shepard 1924 Methuen and Co. Ltd. London

Janica Transcribed and encoded a poem POLITENESS If people ask me, I always tell them: "Quite well, thank you, I'm very glad to say." If people ask me, I always answer, "Quite well, thank you, how are you today?" I always answer, I always tell them, If they ask me Politely.... BUT SOMETIMES I wish That they wouldn't.