CONTROLLED CONVERSATION
VOL.45 A BUS TICKET
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I was on the bus that services a rural area in the Blue Ridge Mountains when a woman go on and handed the driver her ticket. "This ticket's no good,"he said. "It's from, not to." "What difference does it make whether I'm goin' or comin'? the woman protested. "The fare's the same, ain't it?" "Yessum, the fare's the same, but I can't take your ticket from when you're goin' to," he insisted. The woman looked exasperated for a second, and then flashed him a triumphant smile."Well, suppose I ride backward," she said. "Will that satisfy you?" The driver, with an air of defeat, accepted the ticket. |
（補足）The actors in this story use very informal language, as in "goin'," "comin',"
"aint," and "Yessum." The corresponding formal forms are going,coming,isn't, and
Yes,ma'am.
(midi) inunoomawarisan BY くろちゃん