tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post3091995985498993389..comments2024-02-27T07:05:52.851-05:00Comments on Beth Revis: Today in Class: The Foreign TongueAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-23144369260740066042010-02-27T17:18:36.916-05:002010-02-27T17:18:36.916-05:00LOL, no worries, Cat!
And considering that and da...LOL, no worries, Cat!<br /><br />And considering that and dankeshane and bidda and geizundheit are all I can say (and probably not spell), I really need to brush up on my German! I was much better at it when I was doing Old English translations, but those days are long gone, I fear...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-17608995029266553682010-02-27T14:29:39.399-05:002010-02-27T14:29:39.399-05:00Bolocks, I'm tired. Of course I meant they did...Bolocks, I'm tired. Of course I meant they didn't speak German.<br />See that comes from being nit-picky about someone else's best effort.Cathttp://katharina-gerlach.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-66409602777604073292010-02-27T14:28:12.699-05:002010-02-27T14:28:12.699-05:00> Kid 1: Say something from Germany!
> Me: I...> Kid 1: Say something from Germany!<br />> Me: Ich sprecken sie Deutsch.<br />Lucky for you the kids didn't speak any Germany, ey? ;-)<br />Just for the records, it's "Ich spreche Deutsch."<br />But I admire the fact that you know bits and snippets from so many languages.<br /><br />Oh and up to the mid-1980s they really recorded entirely new language tracks for the British audience of American films. I know for sure because I have been to many of those.Cathttp://katharina-gerlach.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-10252587008659293402010-02-26T09:32:59.399-05:002010-02-26T09:32:59.399-05:00I've been absent from stopping by, and man do ...I've been absent from stopping by, and man do I regret it. This is exactly what I've been missing. Thanks for the laugh, and sorry for not coming by more often.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823808700523297184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-84108718501348997462010-02-25T16:23:56.403-05:002010-02-25T16:23:56.403-05:00HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Made my day : ) (I'm on vaca...HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Made my day : ) (I'm on vacation and am at the point where I am missing my students ridiculously)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955854427063032485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-65095868577074362282010-02-25T10:18:32.611-05:002010-02-25T10:18:32.611-05:00Oh my goodness. This has to be one of the best yet...Oh my goodness. This has to be one of the best yet. No really, did they really think they duped you? By the way, what did you say in Latin?Heather Zundelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-56478794992624146052010-02-25T08:57:06.718-05:002010-02-25T08:57:06.718-05:00If you are British enough, I think you qualify as ...If you are British enough, I think you qualify as a foreign language speaker. I've been beta-ing a British writer's story, that she wants to have set in America. I send her the translations:<br />Brit = American<br />cuff links = handcuffs (it was the police, people!)<br />filling station = gas station<br />break down truck = tow truck<br /><br />Things I didn't know:<br />forecourt (the part of the gas station where you find the gas pumps)<br />fish slicer (spatula)<br /><br />I love the Brits.Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-83369572107413458602010-02-25T06:22:42.242-05:002010-02-25T06:22:42.242-05:00I must say I'm impressed. Very funny. My neigh...I must say I'm impressed. Very funny. My neighbors are British. They do have a language of their own. And so do the Aussies!Christina Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459203755170266842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-59694545495114101372010-02-24T23:18:13.393-05:002010-02-24T23:18:13.393-05:00"from [insert name of country"? Really?..."from [insert name of country"? Really?<br /><br />I think, as an educator, it might be incumbent on you to explain to kids that languages come with words. Because, apparently, their previous exposure to English didn't clear that up. Though how they escaped that knowledge, I couldn't guess.Kelsey (Dominique) Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10646757546422013401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-69924230139003810972010-02-24T22:30:59.034-05:002010-02-24T22:30:59.034-05:00lollolCinnamonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493657536077257345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-38329444223514320382010-02-24T20:45:19.602-05:002010-02-24T20:45:19.602-05:00LOIS! I *so* figured you'd get my Latin joke!...LOIS! I *so* figured you'd get my Latin joke!!! :) I also told them, "Taurus Merde."<br /><br />Simon...I'm still not sure they've figured it out...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-4026791104528417032010-02-24T19:06:13.959-05:002010-02-24T19:06:13.959-05:00very, very funny!very, very funny!Sheri Perl-Oshinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025716805041579831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-41912359150222041182010-02-24T18:24:33.255-05:002010-02-24T18:24:33.255-05:00:D
This made me laugh out loud. Your students are...:D<br /><br />This made me laugh out loud. Your students are hilarious. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-33167038521076070192010-02-24T17:42:38.315-05:002010-02-24T17:42:38.315-05:00I love this. It's stuff like this from kids th...I love this. It's stuff like this from kids that makes me stay a high school teacher when everything else seems to indicate I should find a new line of work. :)sarahjayne smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589820347348973092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-72277447342244880482010-02-24T17:04:17.893-05:002010-02-24T17:04:17.893-05:00Haha! Your stories from class are always favorites...Haha! Your stories from class are always favorites of mine. How long did it take them to figure it out after the high five?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-29724725760641566312010-02-24T15:42:43.631-05:002010-02-24T15:42:43.631-05:00Oh my! Hilarious. I love your Latin. As I was read...Oh my! Hilarious. I love your Latin. As I was reading it, I busted up laughing and my kids were so confused. I'm a language lover too. I guess you could probably tell that by what I studied in school.lotusgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663641163048764869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-76658403808241555202010-02-24T15:15:28.766-05:002010-02-24T15:15:28.766-05:00You should have told them "This way to the lo...You should have told them "This way to the loo, mate." :)<br /><br />I love the stories about your class!christine Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800441088372947329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-72649320590183462162010-02-24T14:59:41.773-05:002010-02-24T14:59:41.773-05:00This kind of makes me want to go back to teaching ...This kind of makes me want to go back to teaching again... almost :)~Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872228115110257474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-88320153830770492692010-02-24T14:51:54.045-05:002010-02-24T14:51:54.045-05:00Hilarious! :)Hilarious! :)Abby Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543937393055900844noreply@blogger.com