Embarrassing, Teachers and Work: Slipping up

Slipping up

By englishfail - this FML is from back in 2010 but it's good stuff - United States

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

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By lrn2spel, teach - this FML is from back in 2013 but it's good stuff - United States - Mogadore

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

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Friday 15 January 2010 23:44

I really hope you teach something other than english.

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Friday 15 January 2010 23:44

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did_it_4_lulz 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 5:36

OP- If YOU'RE a CPS (Chicago Public School) teacher, then I can see why the CPS system is on of the worst school systems in the country.

mushoo_fml 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 5:41

Exactly! English is my second language and I have never (NEVER) made that mistake. How Americans manage to do it is beyond me...

8trickster8 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 5:50

I'm pretty sure she knows the difference, just made a momentary error.

Cmb75s 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 6:19

u only have one student?

purple91 8

Saturday 16 January 2010 6:46

You're a idiot. ps. you're means you are incase you didn't know :P

mr_miyagi 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 6:58

only a FML if your an English teacher see what I did there?

dun_dun_dun 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 7:07

I say "would of" when I'm speaking, but put "would have" when I'm typing.

thesunshotme 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 7:10

What's the problem? OP's not perfect? Big deal.

XKroongOX 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 7:11

Get the **** over it this happens every day to all my teachers I don't think it's based on you

lotsofluv 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 7:22

lol i said tht to my teacher today... omg i wonder if this is my teacherr??? (:

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