Last Thursday I made the worst mistake as a teacher since writing on a secondary school board “dreems” instead of… everyone knows… – those many years ago.
This time I somehow dictated “a nip” instead of “a nap”.
Well, it was an evening, and, after a long journey, I was myself in desperate need of some sleep.
But still, such a lapse – shame.
So, nip a nap early enough
and be spring-conscious later ;/
16 April 2009 at 8:17 am |
My friend is teaching programming in France (in french). Her students was very suprised, when she used word “strings” for… strings (in english, but not in french)
28 April 2009 at 4:44 am |
Yes, the French tend to take it for granted that all the “interesting words” (i.e. those for love making, lingerie, other accessories of that type…) – are of French origin
7 May 2009 at 6:13 am |
English word ’string’ in computer programming, is a ‘text’ (an ordered set of characters).
But in french ’string’ is only a kind of pants.
16 May 2009 at 4:46 am |
As it happens, the French I know are either scientists or at least well-informed. So the only issue here is the pronunciation…
