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calimary

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9. We had a SisterMaryEraserThrower at our school.

Reply to onethatcares (Reply #6)

Mon Nov 22, 2021, 04:50 PM

Nov 2021

You could tell if she’d gotten you because that rectangular blackboard eraser sure could leave its mark on a navy blue uniform! You were MARKED! Everybody could tell you’d been “gotten”.

And yeah, they did not tolerate grammar mistakes. But as a writer, I must admit, that discipline has paid off for me, through the years.

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Okay, this was not necessary... [View all] momta Nov 2021 OP

D minus on composition as well as grammar.Most of it doesn't make sense Walleye Nov 2021 #1

I notice these kind of things too. Pretty sad... hlthe2b Nov 2021 #2

Jesus. Well, at least she can spell 'site.' Usually people spell it 'sight' CurtEastPoint Nov 2021 #3

I thought that too. momta Nov 2021 #4

I literally would not hire her because of her introduction. bem6207 Nov 2021 #5

as Sister MarySmackKnuckles said to me in 2nd grade onethatcares Nov 2021 #6

We had a SisterMaryEraserThrower at our school. calimary Nov 2021 #9

In the end onethatcares Nov 2021 #13

You should have seen my holy card collection! calimary Nov 2021 #14

now that's almost funny, but onethatcares Nov 2021 #15

GOOD one. calimary Nov 2021 #16

I try to share some empathy for those, multigraincracker Nov 2021 #7

100 percent of my friends within 400 miles are not native speakers Tetrachloride Nov 2021 #8

My nephew is dyslexic. momta Nov 2021 #11

Looks badly copy-pasted; like "Whatever stage you are at in your's" Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2021 #10

Meh, sounds like a typical Trump speech IronLionZion Nov 2021 #12