to shudder when I hear DS1's teacher speak

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I've been to see DS1's yr5 teacher this afternoon and had a generally good meeting.

I have no problem at all with her as a teacher and DS1 is thriving in her class, but her spoken grammar is dreadful.

TBH, DS1 is never going to have perfect Queen's English, having the parents he does and living where we do, but this is from a teacher. I'm more than capable of dropping in an "ain't" or dropping an "H", but do speak properly (enough) in a professional situation.

She doesn't seem able to keep her speach in check. She has a particular problem with done instead if did and during our short meeting used it several times. e.g "DS1 done well in Science today." "The whole class done Maths yesterday afternoon"

AIBU?

Don't think all schools are like that! We have nearly 30 teachers and on the Essex/London border, only one can't speak proper like. The TAs are another matter though

I agree, we are NOT American, so stop telling me to 'have a nice day'. I'll have a shit day if I like, so there!

It's fine. I do tend to spell it which ever way comes to mind. I can't spell for toffee though. Albeit is another one ..should it be all be it?

Ooh, no, that's all in one - I like that one. And nevertheless.

Albeit is fine. and such a nice word.

I'm fed up of whatsoever, though. Think it got taken over by footballers.

I can imagine the mothers of little Anglo-Saxon children "well, they can say skirt all they like, but we are NOT DANES".

Please tell me what I can say to "good" though.
"How are you"..."I'm good" Arrrrragggghhhh

I asked a group of children to use the word moreover in a sentence & one wrote: 'I asked my dad for some paper & he said 'There's moreover there''!

As a Y2 teacher, I got asked many times how to spell 'ponner' (once upon a time ). I miss that in Y5!

I was asked - bloody hell.

Time for bed.

Tee hee - I was a bit when I read the word "c*nt" all through a Y5 child's work some years ago - until context informed me that the word she was grasping for was, in fact, "couldn't".

I agree, Feenie. Nite nite!!!!!

We had "liked" in my son's spelling test and he could write it and sound it out perfectly when I said it .Left him to write his book report and found he spelt it "lurced". Time to move away from 'ampshire.