please explain this sentence
why does the queen always carry a scepter?
cause every one works 'cept her.
~Ellen show
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It is a play with words :)
except her = 'cept her= scepter
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@Tina Thank you :)
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The answer is in shortened language. The grammatically correct sentence would say "Because everyone works except her," but the words "because" and "except" have been shortened to "cause" and "cept." Therefore "except her" is shortened to "cept her" (scepter.)
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