That’s What It Means, If It Pleases You
Elementary/Primary School | Learning
| January 10, 2017
(My daughter comes in from school one afternoon and mentions that her teacher has been teaching them some French. I’m initially quite happy about this — but then I get to hear *how* the teacher has been ‘teaching’ them.)
Daughter: “Commehnt tuh appelle too?”
Me: “Not quite; it’s ‘comment t’appelle tu’.”
Daughter: “But Miss told us to pronounce it the way I did.”
Me: “I suspect Miss doesn’t actually speak French, then.”
(A week or so later:)
Daughter: “Miss says that “s’il vous plait” means ‘can I have’.”
Me: “Yeah, I think we’ve definitely established that Miss doesn’t speak French.”
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