We now have, as a result of modern means of communication, hundreds of thousands of words flung at us daily. We are constantly being talked at, by teachers, preachers, salesmen, public officials, and motion picture soundtracks. The cries of advertisers pursue us into our very homes, thanks to the radio—and in some houses the radio is never turned off from morning to night. Daily the newsboy brings us, in large cities, from thirty to fifty enormous pages of print, and almost three times that amount on Sunday. We go out and get more words at bookstores and libraries. Words fill our lives.
1)a. We went to the show last night.
b. We had a terrible time at the show last night.
2) a. Norris is the brightest student in our biology class.
b. Norris is enrolled in a biology class.
3) a. The longest three weeks of my life were when our aunt visited last summer.

