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Language Teachers Intimidating?

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Tell people you're an "English teacher" and watch what happens. They wrap a strand of garlic around their necks and make the sign of the cross. Then they shrink (YIKES!) in terror, full of fear that you're gonna whip out a red pencil and start correcting their grammar. The reason I'm familiar with this response is that from time to time I teach English classes for a so-called living.
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That was a very funny article! The author has a great sense of humor. I have to admit that I would probably react in a similar fashion, although not quite so strongly, if I were introduced to an English teacher. This reminds me of an episode of MadTV (similar to Saturday Night Live) I was watching the other day where there was a skit of a teacher and a regular guy going on a date. The teacher kept correcting the guy during the date, and finally put him in timeout for too many grammatical mistakes. It was supposed to be funny, but also showed that being around teachers can, at least for some folks, be a little intimidating. I just hope LDS_forever, our resident teacher on the forum, doesn't take this personally

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I suppose sometimes I'm intimidated by English teachers. I find myself using different vocabulary -- bigger words, or less commonly used words. Silly, isn't it?

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For me, knowing that someone is an English teacher does not make me change my words or cause me to be on my toes, however, if someone is well educated (yes, I am saying not all English teachers seem that way or at least do not portray it) then I will make an effort to 'match' his speech / communication level maybe out of respect.

Offtopic but, Farseer keeps me on my toes all the time, just knowing she is going to read a particular post makes me look it over a second time although I rarely do.