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Activities Tuesday, September 3, 2019 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 7 Widow contemplating a move Qwevys—-Believe It or Not! is bound by many family ties Dear Abby stuck down there. Visiting home will be almost impos- but are by no means fluent, is it polite to try and order in sible as I only get one week’s Spanish, or is it considered DEAR ABBY: My hus- vacation with this new job, rude? band died in 2001. There and I can’t just jump in the My worry is that they will is a man I have been seeing car on a weekend because I assume I think they don’t for 17 years I'll call Jack. would be driving the whole He has a home in Georgia. I know English and that I’m weekend and not have any being condescending, espe- A GROUP live in Pennsylvania, where time to spend with my fam- I share a home with my cially if they respond with CcATS ily. grown son and my daugh- I am torn between going something I don’t under- \S CALLED A ter, her husband and my and not going. I honestly stand in the same language CLOW DERLS 6-year-old grandson. that I was just trying to don’t know what to do. Iam Jack has now retired and just so scared. What would speak. Should a person al- (SEP oon ‘wr gocomiee.cam wants me to move down to you do? -- TORN BY LOVE ways ask, “Can I practice Georgia with him. I have my French (or any language PLUCIINZ yi ANCIENT EGYPT, a mortgage on my home, DEAR TORN: The ideal you're trying to practice)?” PRIESTS PLUCKED EVERY iy Mai ouT which I pay. My kids can- solution would be for Jack or should one save it for OF THEIR BODIES DURING PURIFICATION KITUALS.~ not afford that payment, to move where you are so international travel, private Distributed by Andrews McMeel for UFS. although they do contribute you can keep your job and language lessons or another a little every month to live benefits and pay the mort- time? What do you think is there. I can’t just quit my gage on your home. Your proper in this situation? -- job and go to Georgia and adult children are not finan- LOST IN TRANSLATION look for a job. I need to have cially independent, and your EAR LOST: I printed HAS ‘one before I go down there. grandson is not emotionally something on this subject FOUR NOSESZ Well, I finally landed a job resilient enough to adjust to three years ago (Sept. 5, there, but sadly, they don’t your absence. I do not think 2016). It is worth going back offer benefits, which wor- you are in a position to go into my archive and review- ries me. My other issue is, I anywhere until these issues ing. am very close to my grand- are resolved. ACROSS son. I'll be 12 hours away, To avoid any misunder- 1 Small farm PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED DEAR ABBY: When or- standings or hurt feelings, 6 Reindeer so besides video-chatting, I dering food at different eth- assume the server speaks herder MATY/A[SMBRIA[F[T MWIATRIP won't get to see him or in- nic restaurants here in the English. If you wish to prac- 10 Cold-shoulder LIM/A/GIEMBU/RIL|SMBAILIE/E teract with him. U.S., should people always 14 Stream N/E/P/A(L MEP|L/O/PMBL[ I {Min Anytime I have gone to speak in English, even if they tice your second language, Georgia for a week and re- are learning the language of tell the person you are try- 15 State definitely TIN|S/P/E|C|T/O/RMBE/LIG| 1 [N 16 Bright ring E|C/R/UMMA/P LIEIN|TIY turned home, my grandson the country the food is from? ing to sharpen your lan- 17 Invisible was very emotional. I am For instance, if you go to a guage skills, ask if the per- swimmer (var.) 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