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Reeling in horror - teacher has put a MUST OF in DS's reading record book

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UnquietDad · 25/02/2008 15:54

It's there in black biro. In the comment on his record book. Apologising for missing a page and saying they "must of" skipped over it last week.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGHHH!!!!!!!

From a teacher.

From

a

teacher

FFS!!!

It's like finding a turd in his lunchbox.

Help me, pedants. You are my only hope.

(Glances down corridor, bends and removes tape.)

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fransmom · 25/02/2008 15:55

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww



its must have

the teacher's school report will now read: "must do better"

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yorkshirepudding · 25/02/2008 15:55

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UnquietDad · 25/02/2008 15:56

Teacher's handwriting... and... shudder... initials...

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SheikYerbouti · 25/02/2008 15:58

UQD, I am beginning to think that you need to give everyone in and associated with your school a lesson on the fundamentals of the English Language. I mean, there's the PTA woman with the heinously dreadful use of apostrophes and exclamation marks and now this.]

There's no hope for the next generation, is there?

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yorkshirepudding · 25/02/2008 15:58

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UnquietDad · 25/02/2008 15:59

And it's a "good" school! Top 5 out of 130-odd in the city!

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NoBiggy · 25/02/2008 15:59

Of course, if this happens often enough it'll just "become" correct.

So nip it in the bud.

Stab him/her at the next parents' evening.

People will understand.

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UnquietDad · 25/02/2008 15:59

yes, Mustofa Leak

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yorkshirepudding · 25/02/2008 15:59

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GetOrfMoiLand · 25/02/2008 16:01

Help me, pedants. You are my only hope.

(Glances down corridor, bends and removes tape.)
PMSL

What you msut do (PLEASE do this) is cross out the 'of' and write 'have' next to it. In red pen

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UnquietDad · 25/02/2008 16:01

And his sister Wouldof...

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UnquietDad · 25/02/2008 16:02

Oi be going to do just that, Getorf.

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StealthPolarBear · 25/02/2008 16:03

Definitely ask if Mustof is a new class member - I like it!

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Boco · 25/02/2008 16:04

The teacher must of got one of them special teaching diplomas from the University of Pencilvania, Interweb, 2234788.

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GetOrfMoiLand · 25/02/2008 16:05
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fransmom · 25/02/2008 16:08

it thought it was gerroff moi lan?

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GetOrfMoiLand · 25/02/2008 16:11

lol

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TrinityRhino · 25/02/2008 16:14

correct it with a red marker and comment 'must try harder'

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UnquietDad · 25/02/2008 16:15

I didn't realise you were a genuine SW-er, getorf. I thought you were just a fan of Viz and "Farmer Palmer"!

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MaryAnnSingleton · 25/02/2008 16:16

I'm incandescent on your behalf Unquiet

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fransmom · 25/02/2008 16:20
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mumofdjandp · 25/02/2008 16:22

circle it and write beside it

u havin a larf?

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GetOrfMoiLand · 25/02/2008 16:34

no, am genuine clotted cream eater and fan of scrumpy.

I don't speak with a Devon accent, though, though, honest guv. But my gran had the stongest wurzel accent known to mankind

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SheikYerbouti · 25/02/2008 16:44

Rofl at "Pencilavnia" and "Mustofa Dictionary"

I once spoke to a woman on the phone at work,. who answered "A Quittable Life." "Surely you mean Equitable Life," said I. "Yes," she said" "That's wot I said, A Quittable Life."

I found out a few years later while reading the paper that she was probably not far from the mark.

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fransmom · 25/02/2008 17:19

which region of sw goml? am near "seaside"!!!

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