That’s Not A Nice Thing To Say!

My friend was born in America but his family is from Saudi Arabia. His cousin, who is visiting our school, knows English but struggles with some words.

Cousin: “Can I have a thing of paper? I forgot how to say.”

Me: “You can say, ‘a piece of paper,’ or, ‘a sheet of paper.’”

Later that day…

Cousin: “Please can I have a piece of sheet?”