<p class="MsoNormal">A teacher asks her class to use the word"contagious". Roland the class swot gets up and says, "Last year I got the measles andmy mum said it was contagious." "Well done, Roland," says the teacher. "Can anyone elsetry?" Katie, a sweet little girl with pigtails, says, "My grandma says there's abug going round, and it's contagious." "Well done, Katie," says the teacher. "Anyone else?" Little Irish Patrick jumps up and says in a broad accent, "Our next doorneighbour is painting his house with a 2 inch brush, and my dad says it will take the contagious</p>