Help with abbreviations

Posted by Bob on October 05, 2003

In Reply to: Help with abbreviations posted by Lotg on October 05, 2003

: : : : Our daughter has come home from school with a list of 60 proverbs that have been abbreviated by their first letter eg A.M.T.H.G.F - ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER. Can anyone help with the 6 that we can't do? They are driving us mad with frustration!
: : : : I.L.F.A.D.H
: : : : S.O.O.A.H.A.D.O.T.O
: : : : A.B.A.T.A.O.S
: : : : I.L.L.T.S.D.W.T.H.H.B
: : : : C.S.B.T.A.G
: : : : T.C.B.T.S

: : : : Thank you for your time.

: : : I've been paging through books of proverbs with no luck so far. My sympathies.

: : Was the assignment given to the students or to the parents?

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: ::: Don't knock parent participation. There isn't enough of it. Are you seriously saying you never received help from your parents? Sad if it's so.
Parental help or no help. It six of one and half a dozen of the other, I always say.

• Well spotted & I missed this entry Lotg 05/October/03
  • That's one answer!! ESC 05/October/03
    • Now I'm being pedantic Lotg 05/October/03
      • Now I'm being pedantic Bob 05/October/03
        • Thanks Bob ESC 06/October/03