Dd1 is in reception, and there is a Teaching Assistant who works part time in her class. In the mornings she writes on a whiteboard outside the class an outline of what they will be doing in class that day.
One morning in particular, she ended the outline with 'and lots more to!' (to what? I thought). I (gently, and really discreetly) mentioned she had forgotten the second 'o' on 'too', believing it was just a slip and knowing that, if it were me, I would rather know before anyone else saw it!
Anyway, instead of correcting it she proceeded to actually ARGUE with me insisting that ... I WAS WRONG.
I was furious, but walked away as I was getting nowhere but I have noticed that ever since (and this was October last year), she has completely avoided using either 'to' or 'too' on the board or in dd1's home-school book, to my constant mild amusement as I have taken it as a sign that she subsequently found out she was wrong!
Anyway, this week she wrote a comment in dd1's home-school book and for the very first time has tried again. She wrote (sic), 'A pleasure too listen too.'
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My dd1's TA and use of 'too' *sigh*
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ZoeC · 02/05/2008 13:05
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