I don't remember my 7th grade English teacher quite like this....
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One who acts in a self-important manner - used mockingly as a jocose term, as if a title of honor, but not usually in the presence of the person to whom referred.
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Last summer my neighbor's son asked if he could do some yard work in exchange for fountain pens. His English teacher used fountain pens and had handed out some disposable pens.
ReplyDeleteKevin's mother said he had a crush on his teacher.
So maybe English is hot now?
Anybody else for a refresher course?