Penchant origins teased in comic verse exchange
Madam Aimz and Dr Humm stage a quip filled mock lesson on the word penchant. The doctor humorously traces writing instruments from goose quills to steel nibs and barrel pens while noting tastes for poets and foods. Madam Aimz concludes she now understands the term.
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