A greeting of 20 “yo’s” and a long, breathy pause
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“The loud buzz of the intercom whines throughout the school, and the silent apprehension of the day is met, somewhat unexpectedly, with a greeting of 20 “yo’s” and a long, breathy pause. I artfully maneuver someone else’s writing into my own words, keeping the original intent but supplementing the significant lack of humor with a few one-liners.” From JHU admissions essays
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The writer’s job is to read the morning announcements. What does “ a greeting of 20 “yo’s” and a long, breathy
pause” mean?
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book mango 418 What does “ a greeting of 20 “yo’s” and a long, breathypause” mean? Good question. The rest of the essay is quite good, but he stumbles here, I'd say.
- book mango 418 What does “ a greeting of 20 “yo’s” and a long, breathypause” mean?
- Good question.
- The rest of the essay is quite good, but he stumbles here, I'd say.
- I suppose that the students could tell by the buzz that the announcements were about to be read, and twenty of them said "yo", an informal greeting.
- Or maybe there were only twenty students in the school.
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book mango 418What does “ a greeting of 20 “yo’s” and a long, breathypause” mean?
Good question. The rest of the essay is quite good, but he stumbles here, I'd say. I suppose that the students could tell by the buzz that the announcements were about to be read, and twenty of them said "yo", an informal greeting. Or maybe there were only twenty students in t
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