The customer asked for fresh eggs, and the clerk in the London shop said:
“Them are fresh which has a hen on ’em.”
“But I don’t see any hen.”
The clerk explained patiently.
“Not the fowl, mum, but the letter hen. Hen stands for noo-laid.”
The customer asked for fresh eggs, and the clerk in the London shop said:
“Them are fresh which has a hen on ’em.”
“But I don’t see any hen.”
The clerk explained patiently.
“Not the fowl, mum, but the letter hen. Hen stands for noo-laid.”
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