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Answers to Practice Exercises: Disassemble and Dissemble

(a) "Sometimes the only way to figure out what's wrong is to turn off the water, disassemble the faucet, and take it to a home center or plumbing supply store for help."
(Good Housekeeping Institute, The Complete Household Handbook. Hearst, 2005)

(b) "[S]mart account security can make you a less-attractive target for hackers. So what should you do?


Lie. You heard me--lie through your teeth. Fabricate, prevaricate, dissemble and say things that resemble nothing that might be construed as being even the slightest bit truthful regarding the particulars of your life. Lie like you were in a nose-growing contest with Pinocchio."
(Adam Levin, "Are Those Security Questions Begging You to Lie?" The Huffington Post, September 5, 2014)

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