Clarence Learns What to Leave Undone

Ignoring Nonessential Options

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"You want to take this Spanish course?" asked Professor Browning in precise diction. He took a quick glance over his reading glasses at Clarence. "How can you? You can't even speak English clearly. "

"D ... D ... Dat's ... dat's true," Clarence stammered. His stutter crackled in the muffled silence of the language lab. "But, I'm ... I'm ..…