Yup, my French teacher was also my German teacher, Religion, social studies and what not...He did the same thing.I admit I tried to get away from that class on a regular basis :-[On the other hand it did give me a smattering of french that makes a french friend of mine cringe. Especially when I take out the insults :angel:Corylea said:
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And did your school have a cow?TheSilver said:
*laugh* Badly-pronounced insults must be especially hilarious!
Your father smelt of elderberries. *random thought*All of my teachers could pronounce the language well, I just didn't really end up with anything. I was good through my second year, but my third year (when I had a teacher whose first language was Spanish) I went backwards about six or seven years of Spanish. Anytime we had to write anything in English, I'd use really obscure vocabulary and difficult verb tenses just to mess with the "teacher." The guy was a complete asshole and incapable of doing his job. He gave me a B. If I knew where he lived, there would be arson.TheSilver said:
my problem was that i grew up bilingual, but school was always unilingual ... so when i was young, french schools outside quebec were rare, and it made sense to have me attend english schools as we moved a lot. All i wanted out of french class was to improve my reading, spelling and grammar, i didn't need an anglophone trying to teach me how to pronounce stuff (incorrectly) *sighthen in grade nine, i went to one school (on a canadian army base) that actually had a stream of french for people just like me -- best course i ever took! we had a teacher who had a doctorate in french literature, i remember him to this day: Dr. Bernard Langdon-Lemieux :wave: ... he did what no other french teacher had, re-ignited my desire to perfect my french sadly, we moved away the next year and it was back to regular old french classes ... no amount of convincing of any principals ever did a thing to even allow me to skip more than one grade, so i just sat at the back and spoke when spoken to..... and Quixote, i hear you on the professional degree score! i did a masters in library studies (wanna compare notes on boring and unnecessary courses?) ;D
@Artreri, where have I heard that before? :hmmm:Ahh, yes, we bilinguals don't have it easy, he?I know what you are talking aboot, game widow.My first "official" english teacher needed a dictionary to translate Guinea pig :For some reason Silver is feeling mellow now and perfers to refer to him in the third person.Sometimes Silver is like that...
For some reason Silver is feeling mellow now and perfers to refer to him in the third person.Sometimes Silver is like that...Now that you ask, Sil: I have no clue! It's from Monty Python I think, but wouldn't even put $1 on that bet.
Artreri! The secret plot has worked! Now we move in for the kill. ;DTheSilver said:
Sil, all you need to do is find someone who's never heard of Monty Python, and your reputation as a comedian will be made! :teeth:
I don't know what things are like in your generation, but in mine, far more boys watched the Pythons than girls. If that's still true, you should probably grab any girl you encounter who can match you line for line.TheSilver said:
Of course they are; you're not an ordinary young man.(Er, that's a compliment.TheSilver said:
)Well, the things I call "ordinary," "pedestrian" or "plain," other people usually call "normal." On the one hand, this helps me appreciate the beautifully special people I meet. On the other hand, I've fallen for more than one man with a major mental illness.Ah, plusses and minuses, how I do not love thee!TheSilver said:Never would've figured. :teeth:TheSilver said:(Er, that's a compliment.
Cory, it worked! Just keep this in mind, Sil: You nicknames could be Sillie, Silvia, Silvio, and any number of other names that I doubt you would like any more.
Oh, nice one, Artreri! I especially like "Sillie."ArtreriGreyjoy said:
Yeah, it's a conspiracy to pay attention to you. I know you hate it, just hate it! ;DArtreriGreyjoy said:
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