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Teaching English at a private Catholic high school; juggling the demands of home, family, and a dog; being married to the greatest man in the world; and still finding time to sing and dance...

Thursday, November 10, 2005

Another gem from the pen of a student...

Seen on a final exam today:

"'The Wife of Bath's Tale' teaches the reader how to be truly gentile."

N.B. The noun form of "gentility" is "genteel."
Posted by Scherza at Thursday, November 10, 2005

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