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Keenlearner Posted 19 years ago
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PLZ HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND THIS..!

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00"The worst thing about Sheila is the way she'salways trying to touch me.And when she does she yells,'Peter's got the cooties!Peter's got the cooties!'I dont believein cooties any more.When I was in second grade I used to examine myself to see if I had them.But I never found any.By fourth grademost kids give up on cooties.But not Sheila.She's still going strong.So I haveto keep a safe distance from her."02br
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00what is meant by cooties?please help me to understand that.thanks[A] 0-
  

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org/wiki/Cooties11id1

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0Hi as far as I know cooties are animals which parasitize our heads, but when I made a search on the net I found this link on [url=05000] wikipedia [/url] 02br
00I guess that meaning in that link is what you were looking for!02br
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00I hope it helps 0510240hrefhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooties11id1
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0Yup, that link is what was meant.02br
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00Imaginary things that chidren use to tease each other. 0-
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0Thanks alot Francesca!link given by you was really helpful but as I'm a learner so I had a bit difficulty to understand the appropriate meanings but I'm sure I'll get it soon05000.Well does it mean body lice n head lice or just a fictional disease to tease the children in the context given in my post05100?I would be gratefull if you answer that too.Do me a favour and let me know m
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0Keenlearner, unless you are under the age of 8, you don't need to worry about "cooties."02br
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00It's just what children make up to tease each other.02br
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00You can find out more about head lice (a real thing) by googling.0-
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0 It is interesting way of talking about cooties. Yes, they are something children use to tease each other when a boy touches a girl or the opposite, but they are talking about it as if they are a real parasite like head lice, which I suppose they are when you are 8 years old.02br
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00I like it! I usually just screamed and ran away...0-
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