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Lesson: Critical Reading - 12

Practice At Getting The Gist

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Getting the gist of the passage involves reducing it to simpler terms by using casual, informal language.

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Anecdotal evidence indicates an underlying assumption on the part of most postal workers that the U.S. Postal Service will maintain in perpetuity its exclusive right to deliver first class mail. Yet failing a tremendous improvement in average delivery time, public outcry over poor postal service will likely force Congress to revoke the franchise.

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