Slice of Life #14
In my sheltered high school English class we are reading Romeo and Juliet. Before starting the actual reading, we had a discussion of what love is. One of my students started his paragraph: "Love is butfit." It took me awhile (and a few readings) to get that he meant "love is beautiful."
This reminded me about one of the mistakes that I made when I first came to America. After living in Europe and in Asia, I thought "Body Shop" meant a nice store that sells cosmetics in a mall. I was so surprised when driving around the Midwest, I kept seeing really ugly looking buildings with the sign "body shop." I was really perplexed! Why would anyone want to shop for sweet smelling lotions in a place like that??? I finally had to voice my question out loud. Surprise, surprise! They don't sell lotions at "that kind of body shop!!"
I tried posting this on the Slice of Life (in March) website, but for some reason it would not accept it. Shall try again on Thursday!
ReplyDeleteThat is a funny story!
ReplyDeleteLove the story you told here! I think your own experiences with language and coming to a new country probably make you a more compassionate educator. Your students are lucky!
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