Today, my English teacher used the word "interpretate" again. This isn't the only mistake she's made though; I've been so frustrated that I've started a list of them. It's over a page long. I'm meant to be learning things from this woman. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, the feedback my teacher wrote on my English assignment was so horrible that it took me half an hour and help from both my parents to decipher it. It turned out to be a scathing criticism of my "poor communication skills". I hate my teachers. FML
Today, my English teacher kicked me out of class for being "rude and disruptive." In actuality, I had called her out for having blatantly used Google Translate for several example sentences, all of which sounded as if a semi-literate foreigner had constructed them. FML
Today, I was teaching a class when a student pointed out that I'd used the wrong "your/you're" while writing on the board. FML
Today, I got back the essay I wrote about how my country's education system is fucked. At one point, I made a spelling mistake. My teacher wrote a note about it, basically calling me illiterate, and telling me to pay attention in school instead of whining about it. She misspelled "school". FML
Today, my boss yelled at me for ruining the report she was supposed to write with my "terrible spelling and grammar". I've checked it thoroughly, and all of her 'corrections' are wrong. She doesn’t believe me, and is refusing to look at a dictionary. FML
Today, my English teacher told me that I failed my grammar test. Her exact words were "You ain't gonna pass this class if you ain't gonna study." FML
Today, I got my language final exam back. It was a 10-page essay front and back, and I saw that I received a D. The teacher told me the plot was too hard to follow and it jumped all over the place. It turns out he forgot to read the back of every page. FML
Today, I received a terrible grade for an essay I worked really hard on. I had two friends, one being an English major, check it over. However, apparently I "clearly didn't use spellcheck" on this essay just like the last one I submitted to her. FML
Today, I had to listen to my classmate loudly argue a question she got wrong on a test for half an hour, repeating the same incorrect argument ad nauseam. She screamed at the rightfully exasperated teacher for being "biased" when he gave up, and started screaming again when I tried to explain it in a different way. FML
Today, I was teaching a ten year old how to play piano. Halfway through the lesson, she made a minor mistake, which, trying to be a good tutor, I corrected her. She smiled up at me, paused, then slammed the key cover down onto my fingers. FML
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ozpunker 20
'interpretate' is a perfectly cromulent word.
karlcolt45 19
I once had a teacher tell us about how, “pon-ti-is pee-lot had like, totally conspired against Jesus with Jonas" needless to say we had her fired
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mattlw 25
Write an anonymous letter to her pointing out her mistakes. Include the list of words. That way you should avoid retaliation.
BlueFlatts 20
He could use a dictionary to go with that long list.
jarrettd 27
22. Some teachers recognize their student's writing. I know mine do.
Serisent 26
It's hard to recognize handwriting on a typed sheet of paper.
billyz77 24
Anonymous? Why not show some courage and bring it up to the teacher in person? If you don't have the guts to say something to someone's face, keep it to yourself. And don't post it online. That's even worse since none of us can do a damn thing to help you.
Demonbart 8
I had a teacher like this as well, it annoyed me to no end. Worst thing about it was that I was in a bilingual school and the school had capable teachers, but decided to let them teach the non-bilingual kids instead. Result: in my last year people were still making grammatical errors that even my 11-year-old sister wouldn't make >.
karlcolt45 19
everybody is taking the teacher part of this as an excuse to write comments that are a little on the long side. just an observation *cough 19 21 24 cough*
karlcolt45 19
oh no! text speak! it's burning my retinassssss
Serisent 26
Is that the longer comment version of, "Cool story, bro?"
Peacelove0404 26
Congratulations. You noticed something that you have no control over. Would you like a medal?
keepcalmandbacon 16
Are you being taught by Sarah Palin?
The_Thinker 18
Her job is to supposably embiggen your vocabulary and yet she's continuing with all this, irregardless of her obvious blunders? You must put a stop to this, OP - she's clearly misunderestimating your knowledge! Refudiate her inqualified teaching at once!
MadlyInLust 5
You wrote the word irregardless and no one has complained yet? Wow.
LColt 7
is that seriously the only word that you found wrong? if so, you need to go read more.
sniken 14
#61 She did so on purpose.
nikcruise3271 6
I hope the wording here was intended and not on accident
spyydaboy 4
Embiggen. That's solid gold right there
pimpcrackerz 7
well when u get perfect let us know so we can ask u all the questions
CharresBarkrey 16
Is proper grammar considered being perfect now? I learned grammar in 5th grade, come on now. If anything, it's basic education.
spyydaboy 4
The reference is to an English teacher. The one thing they have to get right is how to speak English. No one ever mentioned perfection till you came along.
lucilu89 12
Sounds like she's doing a stand up job interpretating lessons for the class. Seriously though, that's got to be annoying.
DelphiCat 17
Technically, technically i think you'll find that is a legitimate word - although it would depend on the context: "that's not how i would interpretate that post hole" - acceptable "How would you interpretate that post hole?" - not acceptable It's to do with how retarded it sounds when you say it....
monnanon 14
its interpret not interpretate.
DelphiCat 17
I am aware that interpret is the preferred form. However, i can find noting categorically stating that interpretate is not a word, merely things stating it is an archaic form. Thus provided you don't say it in a sentence where it interrupts flow, technically, *technically* there is nothing wrong with it. Hence why i put examples.
monnanon 14
technically you are wrong because technically there is no such word as interpretate, technically speaking. it was an easily done mispronounciation by the teacher not an archaic form of the word. maybe you are thinking of interpreted?
DerpyDerpinator 15
#133 'mispronounciation' isn't a word too.
lambda_fml 40
One of my teachers at school used to call a tortoise 'tortotoise'.
jlynpa 10
That's very "judgmentate" if you ;)