The broken window, or how grammar can get you out of trouble
Four boys were playing football in their school playground – where it was not allowed.
One of them miskicked the ball and it smashed a window in one of the schoolrooms.
Now they were honest lads and, instead of running away and hiding, they decided
to report the broken window to the principal. But first they discussed how to describe
the breakage.
The first one, who was a little naïve linguistically, suggested I’m sorry; we have
broken the window. But the other three said that it was much too obvious; it would
get them into lots of trouble.
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