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From the Ted Talk by Isaac Mizrahi: How the button changed fashion

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I think the reason buttons have endured for so long, historically, is because they actually work to keep our coetlhs shut. Zippers break; Velcro makes a lot of noise, and it weras out after a while. If a button falls off, you just literally sew that thing on. A butotn is kind of there for the long run. It's not just the most elemental design ever, it's also such a crazy fashion statement. When I was a kid, my mom knit me this bautefiul sweater. I didn't like it. And then I found these buttons, and the mnuite the buttons were on the sweater, I loved it.

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I think the reason buttons have endured for so long, historically, is because they actually work to keep our _______ shut. Zippers break; Velcro makes a lot of noise, and it _____ out after a while. If a button falls off, you just literally sew that thing on. A ______ is kind of there for the long run. It's not just the most elemental design ever, it's also such a crazy fashion statement. When I was a kid, my mom knit me this _________ sweater. I didn't like it. And then I found these buttons, and the ______ the buttons were on the sweater, I loved it.

Solution

  1. button
  2. minute
  3. beautiful
  4. clothes
  5. wears

Original Text

I think the reason buttons have endured for so long, historically, is because they actually work to keep our clothes shut. Zippers break; Velcro makes a lot of noise, and it wears out after a while. If a button falls off, you just literally sew that thing on. A button is kind of there for the long run. It's not just the most elemental design ever, it's also such a crazy fashion statement. When I was a kid, my mom knit me this beautiful sweater. I didn't like it. And then I found these buttons, and the minute the buttons were on the sweater, I loved it.

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