Okay, generally I don't bag on my students' spell...
Okay, generally I don't bag on my students' spelling because after all it's a history class, not an English class. But the mental image conjured up by this one was too priceless not to share: in 1991 the US participated in "Operation Dessert Storm."
All-you-can-eat at the fro-yo bar!
All-you-can-eat at the fro-yo bar!
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Doris
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Dec 19, 2012 07:25AM
Love that! This type of language issue is a frequent concern in the workplace, as I work in a very integrated community (IT has a worldwide population). I have many of my cohorts ask me for the correct words - and still I have to laugh at some of the published work.
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Funny, but probably better to have kept it to yourself. I know I'm less inclined to take a class from a teacher who reveals my mistakes (no matter how funny) without my express permission-- even if the identity is obscured.
John wrote: "Funny, but probably better to have kept it to yourself. I know I'm less inclined to take a class from a teacher who reveals my mistakes (no matter how funny) without my express permission-- even if..."John, you're quite right, and it was inappropriate of me to have commented, even though I didn't (and never would!) mention the student's name. Thank you.
