You Can Do It.Explain This! What's coming out of the water? This Issue's Answer It's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have an elephant's trunk A communications channel between two points. It generally refers to a high-bandwidth, fiber-optic line between telephone switching centers (central offices). Telephone "trunks" handle thousands of simultaneous voice and data signals, whereas telephone "lines" are the wires from the . Elephants Elephants Slang for large institutions that make trades in very high volumes. Notes: Examples of elephants are mutual funds, pension plans, banks, and insurance companies. One elephant trade can dramatically move the market price for a security. can use their trunks as snorkels! The Lighter Side WE DO ALL THE WORK AND YOU TAKE ALL THE CREDIT! IF THINGS DON'T IMPROVE BY JANUARY 1, WE'RE GOING ON STRIKE! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TEASE tease (tez) to pull apart gently with fine needles to permit microscopic examination. tease v. YOUR BRAIN Can you build a triangle out of three trapezoids? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This Issue's Answers Tease Your Brain: [right arrow] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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