Quotes from class
Jan. 13th, 2011 05:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Occasionally, while in class, someone will say something that just...its either so out there everyone cracks up or its just so funny everyone cracks up. When that happens, I usually write it down to post on twitter later.
I was going through my notebook, cleaning out the notes I don't need anymore. Here are some of the gems I found:
"Only an English Major could find a way to correct the grammar in a silent movie." -Kat
*looking at a DVD cover*
"Did I see subtitles?!" *rest of class laughs* "Seriously, I don't understand how you can have subtitles in a silent movie!" - Melissa
"Word choice is just as important as grammar. Otherwise you get sentences like this" *puts sentence on screen* "They appointed theblind blonde girl head life girl." - Dr. Mac
"That sounds horrible!" - student
"Its your sentence!" - Dr. Mac
*going over intensifier verbs*
"This is the first time I've tried that and no one said 'quite'." - Dr. Mac
"That's too British, man." - Fonz
"You know you're getting old when you get fed up with the younger generations slang words." - Student
"Amen." - Dr. Mac
*about the phrase "my bad"*
"I tried saying that but it wouldn't come out." - Dr. Mac
*goes on a tangent on how he likes the word 'aint' cause its so flexible*
"...what were we discussing again? I completely lost my train of thought." -Dr. Mac
"Aint that the pits?" - Student
*student gives his sentence*
"'The penguins that waddled are freezing.'" - Student gives his sentence
*Is there any other kind of waddling? ... Don't answer that." - Dr. Mac
"If I ask you to give me the sentence tense on the final, first you're going to cuss me out, and then you're going to answer the question." - Dr. Mac.
I was going through my notebook, cleaning out the notes I don't need anymore. Here are some of the gems I found:
"Only an English Major could find a way to correct the grammar in a silent movie." -Kat
*looking at a DVD cover*
"Did I see subtitles?!" *rest of class laughs* "Seriously, I don't understand how you can have subtitles in a silent movie!" - Melissa
"Word choice is just as important as grammar. Otherwise you get sentences like this" *puts sentence on screen* "They appointed the
"That sounds horrible!" - student
"Its your sentence!" - Dr. Mac
*going over intensifier verbs*
"This is the first time I've tried that and no one said 'quite'." - Dr. Mac
"That's too British, man." - Fonz
"You know you're getting old when you get fed up with the younger generations slang words." - Student
"Amen." - Dr. Mac
*about the phrase "my bad"*
"I tried saying that but it wouldn't come out." - Dr. Mac
*goes on a tangent on how he likes the word 'aint' cause its so flexible*
"...what were we discussing again? I completely lost my train of thought." -Dr. Mac
"Aint that the pits?" - Student
*student gives his sentence*
"'The penguins that waddled are freezing.'" - Student gives his sentence
*Is there any other kind of waddling? ... Don't answer that." - Dr. Mac
"If I ask you to give me the sentence tense on the final, first you're going to cuss me out, and then you're going to answer the question." - Dr. Mac.