Speak in English when you're talkin to me!
In the mid 1990's, I taught karate at the North River YMCA in Hixson, TN. At one point, I had a very interesting conversation with one of the students (sorry - I have long since forgotten his name). He was a smart kid - about 11 or 12 years old.
We were talking before class one night, and he mentioned something he saw on TV:
Student: "Yeah. I saw it on Boiwerhfosdfkjsdbakflbjalkasdnklf."
Me: "You saw it on what?"
Student: "Billerhfosdfkjsdbakflbjalkasdnklf."
Me: "I'm sorry, didn't come through on the universal translator."
Student: (emphatically) "BillNyesdfkjsdbakflbjalkasdnklf."
Me: (to his sister) "Do you know what he's trying to say?"
Sister: "Nope."
Class begins a bit later. Then ends. The student speaks to his mom when she picks them up. She comes over to me to translate...
Student's Mom: "I think what [junior] was trying to say was Bill Nye the Science Guy."
Me: "Oh. Who is that?"
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Of course, I learned who Bill Nye was shortly thereafter.
Now, I know exactly who he is.
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We were talking before class one night, and he mentioned something he saw on TV:
Student: "Yeah. I saw it on Boiwerhfosdfkjsdbakflbjalkasdnklf."
Me: "You saw it on what?"
Student: "Billerhfosdfkjsdbakflbjalkasdnklf."
Me: "I'm sorry, didn't come through on the universal translator."
Student: (emphatically) "BillNyesdfkjsdbakflbjalkasdnklf."
Me: (to his sister) "Do you know what he's trying to say?"
Sister: "Nope."
Class begins a bit later. Then ends. The student speaks to his mom when she picks them up. She comes over to me to translate...
Student's Mom: "I think what [junior] was trying to say was Bill Nye the Science Guy."
Me: "Oh. Who is that?"
-----
Of course, I learned who Bill Nye was shortly thereafter.
Now, I know exactly who he is.
.
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