"So you know Igor?" I asked a new student, having read her explanation of how she came to study ESL in Memphis. Igor studied with us a few months ago, but has since returned to his native Slovakia. Considering the girlfriend half his age and his brazen flirting with most of the female students and teachers, I wasn't too surprised to hear, "Igor is my passion!"
What she really meant to say was, "Igor's my patient." She's his dentist.
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I had a similar situation once with a client who claimed that women are just more "sensible" than men. She was Brazilian and I said, "Really?" As I probed further, I realized she meant "sensitive". We enjoyed that one!
By the way, I've jumped ship to Wordpress and my new blog is:
http://trholler.wordpress.com/,
if you're interested.
Hope you enjoy your writer's conference!
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