Sometimes spelling errors can initiate fairly sinister thoughts. I don’t think I want to know who the ‘Hole Family’ are, but clearly they’d enjoy themselves at Cha Cha’s.
Thanks to Noah Tarnow, who saw this on the Coney Island boardwalk.
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A noun that is formed from a verb and which describes an action. In English it ends in -ing, eg 'the baking of bread' and 'Smoking damages your health'.
Sometimes spelling errors can initiate fairly sinister thoughts. I don’t think I want to know who the ‘Hole Family’ are, but clearly they’d enjoy themselves at Cha Cha’s.
Thanks to Noah Tarnow, who saw this on the Coney Island boardwalk.
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