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short bus president

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Sun Nov-21-04 01:38 PM
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Gawd - why did they let people with horrible Southern accents teach Spanish in the public high schools here? I lurnt from Miss Peggy Hill, I swear. My Espanglish education was mucho mitad. ;-)

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GOPisEvil

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Sun Nov-21-04 01:41 PM
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1. Pobrecito.

At least we have people whose 1A language is Spanish. Didn't help my Espanglish none, but at least I learned from gente who know.

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short bus president

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Sun Nov-21-04 01:48 PM
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4. I think my Spanish teachers' primary languages

were "white" and "trash." I'm just sayin'. And if anybody's offended by my reference to white trash, well, hell - pisser, innit?

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GOPisEvil

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Sun Nov-21-04 01:49 PM
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5. I'm not offended by white trash.

The vast majority of my father's side of the family is white trash. We is what we is.

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snoochie

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Sun Nov-21-04 01:43 PM
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2. Wow, that's bad.

Here in TX you can't help but be exposed to proper pronunciation constantly, so that helps. It wouldn't do to have the students speak more fluently than the teachers, either.

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short bus president

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Sun Nov-21-04 01:50 PM
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6. And there's no shortage here of fluent Spanish-speakers.

But the school system wants to have Peggy Hill teach the Spanish classes. It's like North Carolina's in a race with the rest of the South to see who can crank out the absolute stupidest people.

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miss_kitty

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Sun Nov-21-04 01:44 PM
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3. I get to work with Francisco this winter in the nursery

I fully expect to emerge next spring with an Acapulco accent...

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short bus president

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Sun Nov-21-04 01:53 PM
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7. and one of these on yer face, right?

The smile, I mean, not the kitty. You pervert! Unless you really wanna skip ahead to the advanced class...

;-)

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miss_kitty

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Sun Nov-21-04 01:59 PM
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8. you are too funny for me

I always smile working around plants, and handsome Mexican men. ;)

In fact I need to peel myself off this one internet and go garden...

:7

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FuzzySlippers

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Sun Nov-21-04 02:30 PM
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9. I had a roommate in college who had a Spanish TA who was Korean.

Edited on Sun Nov-21-04 02:33 PM by FuzzySlippers

And she herself was Chicana. Go sort that one out.

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