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    Lucy receives her mail from Ethel, including a postcard from friends on vacation in Miami and the Everglades. Ethel reads the entire postcard aloud to Lucy instead of letting her read it herself. Lucy scolds Ethel, reminding her that reading another person's mail without permission is a federal offense, though she says she won't report Ethel to the FBI due to their friendship.

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    Lucy receives her mail from Ethel, including a postcard from friends on vacation in Miami and the Everglades. Ethel reads the entire postcard aloud to Lucy instead of letting her read it herself. Lucy scolds Ethel, reminding her that reading another person's mail without permission is a federal offense, though she says she won't report Ethel to the FBI due to their friendship.

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    Lucy receives her mail from Ethel, including a postcard from friends on vacation in Miami and the Everglades. Ethel reads the entire postcard aloud to Lucy instead of letting her read it herself. Lucy scolds Ethel, reminding her that reading another person's mail without permission is a federal offense, though she says she won't report Ethel to the FBI due to their friendship.

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    Discourse Analysis-Convo Analysis

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    Lucy receives her mail from Ethel, including a postcard from friends on vacation in Miami and the Everglades. Ethel reads the entire postcard aloud to Lucy instead of letting her read it herself. Lucy scolds Ethel, reminding her that reading another person's mail without permission is a federal offense, though she says she won't report Ethel to the FBI due to their friendship.

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    EXCERPT FROM I LOVE LUCY, S01E11, 1951.

    The conversation occurred in the kitchen between two best friends, Lucy and Ethel.
    ETHEL : Yoo-hoo!
    LUCY : Yoo-hoo!
    ETHEL : Morning, Lucy, (.) I brought up your mail.
    LUCY : Thanks, Ethel. A bill, a bill, a letter for Ricky, an ad... (.) Oh, a postcard, isn't
    that pretty. (.) Oh, it's from the Bishers. (.) Dear Ricky and Lucy: Having a
    wonderful time here in Miami. Leaving tomorrow for the uh, uh... (.)
    ETHEL : Everglades.
    LUCY : The Everglades. (.) Ben has been fishing and last week caught a 115-pound,
    uh (.)
    ETHEL : Sailfish.
    LUCY : Sa... Well, go ahead, (.) tell me what the rest of the card says.
    ETHEL : Getting a wonderful tan. We'll call you when we get home next week. Love,
    Edna and Ben.
    LUCY : What time was it postmarked?
    ETHEL : 4:30.
    LUCY : A.M. or P.M.? Really, Ethel, I'm surprised at you! (.) You know, this is a
    federal offense. If it wasn't for our friendship, I'd turn you over to the FBI.
    ETHEL : Thanks, terribly.
    LUCY : No, really, I mean it. (.) Reading another person's mail is just awful. (.) A
    person's mail is something sacred. It's like, like a diary. (.) Why, Ricky and I
    wouldn't think of reading each other's mail.

    COMMENTARY

    The conversation is an informal chat between two women who are neighbors and best
    friends coincidentally.

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