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Jamal 1315 Posted 4 years ago
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Humble cookie?

Hello everybody.

Before we get too smug about how smug environmentalists can be, consider the humble cookie. Most of the time, I buy cookies because they taste good, or because they seem like a good value, or simply out of habit.

What does humble cookie mean?

Thanks ??

  

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"The humble noun " is a formula. "Humble" means "lowly", "undistinguished". We are asked to consider the humble cookie as a way of preparing us to learn an interesting fact about it that makes it not so humble as we thought.

  • "The humble noun " is a formula.
  • "Humble" means "lowly", "undistinguished".
  • We are asked to consider the humble cookie as a way of preparing us to learn an interesting fact about it that makes it not so humble as we thought.
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"The humble noun" is a formula. "Humble" means "lowly", "undistinguished". We are asked to consider the humble cookie as a way of preparing us to learn an interesting fact about it that makes it not so humble as we thought.

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