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In today's WT lesson there were three different (a)+(b) question combinations.

Evidently in each case, a person answering the (a) question went ahead and answered the (b) without waiting for it to be asked.

Because by the 3rd set, the conductor actually read the (b) question first and then read the (a) question.

Sure enough, the second commenter, as if they didn't hear or understand the conductor, answered the (b) question before it had been asked again.

The conductor was visibly and obviously annoyed... it was an unfortunate reaction on his part.

Yet it was a record day... commentors answering the (b) before it was asked each and every time in the lesson.