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all right and as they said in Animal House thank you sir man have another

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there we go its seven out of 11 we're getting close to done the author most [text on screen]

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likely described the apprentice engineer referring to st. Louis st. 32 in order

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to do what why is he over fronting what's he using for okay well people the

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correct answer is B it's implying the boy exaggerated yeah not pronouncing the [woman biting pencil]

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hard-ass was what locals did so of course the boy wanted to sound like an

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old citizen of that spectacular big city well the boy used this pronunciation and [text on screen]

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continually name drops famous st. Louis landmarks like 4th Street or the [writing on chalkboard]

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planters house too you know puffs himself up and sound cool he was the [man throwing a thumbs up]

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original hipster or funs it seems Twain complains of the boy using all sorts of

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steamboat technicalities in his talk as if he were so used to them that he [writing on chalkboard]

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forgot common people could not understand them we got it right from

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that reading yet right there we all know this guy he's being pretentious not

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ignorant human that a steamboatman would likely stop at the port as he traveled [man receives 'pretentious sticker]

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the Mississippi River so that part probably isn't a lie between doesn't

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mention the pronunciation of any other places so this was more of a supporting

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detail so yeah get rid of that one so yeah the answer is B he's trying to look

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worldly wise and well he's just not

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