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She went back to school and got her PHD in child psych but has never practiced, full time. Did do some work on a contract basis for the county juvenile service. Is now married to her long time Beau and they are doing nicely.

John

"I need to axe my momma and daddy." "Are you sure? It didn't work out really well for Lizzie Borden."

Of course, it's not these folks' faults; it's years of being corrupted by grisly Christmas carols, of course....

"...to sing a slaying song tonight...."

That's the party down the hall from the one where they're all donning now their gay apparel. :)

--pig

In the words of the Kingston Trio:

Oh, you can't chop your papa up in Massachusetts, Massachusetts is a far cry from New York!

For some reason it really bothered my parents that I knew all the words to that song. *grin*

Pig, I agree with you the president of our local college always said off-tin and it drove me insane. I have known this man all my life and one day I walked up to him and said I have a pet peeve with the way you pronounce a word and he asked me what it was, and I told him. He then proceeded to get a dictionary and now off-tin is acceptable, I disagree, I don't think that dictionaries should add words that people have changed the pronunciation of. I did notice one thing, Bruce did start saying it correctly.

Jacqueline in KY

Jacqueline in Kentucky, USA

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Not in Scots it hasn't. I doubt the pronunciation has changed at all since the Middle Ages. Probably the Americans who pronounce it that way got it from Scots immigrants.

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When I was about 10 I had a rather naive, not very bright, and very Christian teacher called Miss Jones (probably the first person I met who had a Welsh accent to match the name). For whatever reason, she brought in a record of Tom Lehrer songs. And played the whole thing. Including "The Masochism Tango".

- Miss Jones, what's "masochism"?

- I'm not sure, let's look it up in the dictionary, shall we?... [flip flip flip] "A sexual perversion characterized by..." ooh, I didn't think it was *that* strong!

The one I remember was "phthisis" A bit after the above episode we had a sort of competitive test to see how good our pronunuciation was. We had to read out a list of words of ever-increasing difficulty and obscurity. I was way ahead of the rest of the class, and made it all through the list until that one, which was the very last item. The frustrating thing was that I knew *how* to pronounce it, and what the word meant; I just couldn't physically do it, thanks to having a cleft palate and at that point no denture to articulate that consonant cluster on. (I've since acquired a fascination for languages like Georgian that have gigantic pile-ups of consonants - I can roll off placenames like "Mtskheta" with no problem at all).

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Geez Loueez -- which song is that? I should know it -- my DBro and I used to sing & play guitar in coffee houses way back in the mid-60's and we did a whole bunch of Kingston Trio songs. I should KNOW that song but it's just not coming to me. Tell me quick and put me out of my misery!! All together, hum in tune -- and a one and a two and a ....Shady Grove, my little love, Shady Grove I know................... CiaoMeow >^;;^<

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So put me out of my misery How do you pronounce "phthisis"?

In our house, it is "don we now our day of peril". Of course, DD#1 doesn't know why we need to don the day, but she insists those are the words. Especially since she saw that Futurama episode.

Wendy

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"CATS" wrote

I agree that there are a number of bad teachers out there, but as a current member of one of the most undervalued professions, I would like to point out that I believe they are still in the minority. I am a high school English teacher (20+ years) and I take great pleasure in challenging my students to improve and then seeing them actually achieve that improvement. I also have no problem in admitting that I too am human and prone to mistakes or lack of knowledge. I am as able to check something in a dictionary as anyone else. If I make a mistake in a handout or on the board, I congratulate those who pick it up, admiring their proofreading skills. Anyone who is so insecure that they can't take correction, especially from a child or teenager, should never enter a classroom, in my opinion!

I know, the whole teaching profession was not being bagged in this thread. It's just that there is a lot of that going on in my home state at the moment, mostly thanks to the stupid government itself. The story goes something like this - Let's force teachers to implement a new type of curriculum, whether they like it or not, then dump it just as they've put years of preparation into it. Also, let's make that change the week before the new school year starts and expect them to still provide a good education to their senior students. I'm waiting for the part nearer the end of the year when we then blame all the teachers for not getting top results from their students. Add to that the ridiculous notion of students having a say in teacher pay/bonus pay and you see the education climate here at the moment. (Hmm, I don't like my teacher. If I don't perform so well, or say she's done a bad job and I could have done better with another teacher, she gets less pay. Great system!) The mind boggles.

Okay, I'm off to mark some student work now, if I can figure out which of the three possible systems it is that they want me to use today (yes, I'm serious about that...)

-- Leigh Harris Perth, Western Australia

With a hanky in front of your mouth. Roberta in D

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On behalf of your students - most of whom probably do not realise just how fortunate they are to have you right now - thankyou for sticking it out. One day they will look back and remember your classes. I fondly remember one or two of my teachers at each of various stages of my schooling. They helped light a fire in me that keeps me learning even now.

In the eyes of many - myself included - teaching should be seen as one of the most honoured of professions. I certainly did not mean to imply that there are no dedicated teachers anymore. But faced with the interference of political correctness idiots, civil libertarians, political point scorers and parents who take no responsibility for the raising/teaching of their own children, I honestly don't know how many of you continue to cope.

BTW - from observation our ed system is no better over here.

When I taught HS, I had a poster of a kid standing over a dead woman with an axe dripping in blood. It said, "I have to axe my mother." Too graphic for the grades I teach now.

L>Also the pronounciatioin of ask being

Why, it's "The Ballad of Lizzie Borden", of course.

And looking it up, I see that I was *completely* wrong about the group. Aargh! It was the Chad Mitchell Trio, not the Kingston Trio. (In my defense, I did have several records from both trios as a kid.) Sorry for making you think you should know the song!

Here's the lyrics for those who are interested.

Does one not say 'Myles's bed' over your way the way I would (and do!) say 'James's bed' here in England?

Nowt wrong wi' that, lass. ;)

I like your last sentence: that's one I'll tuck away for future lessons... Puts the point across beautifully.

This is NOT addressed to Kathy A. It is a general posting. Ta!

Yes, .

You make an excellent point, Pat. But, my goodness, I can't imagine publicly correcting someone in mid-presentation! How very rude. I'm sure it's happened, but why can't people imagine how embarrassed and hurt they would feel if someone did something of the sort to them? There's this little thing called the Golden Rule....