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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·8 months agoUnless they have a father with a PhD in English who acts like an English teacher with them their whole childhood. I loved my dad, but boy did it suck when I showed him some piece of creative writing I wrote and he got out the red pen.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 months agoHe could always find something. But also, if I ever pronounced something incorrectly or used improper grammar, I would be swiftly corrected. It’s really hard not to do the same with my own kid.
Unless they have a father with a PhD in English who acts like an English teacher with them their whole childhood.
I loved my dad, but boy did it suck when I showed him some piece of creative writing I wrote and he got out the red pen.
So did you pass?
He could always find something.
But also, if I ever pronounced something incorrectly or used improper grammar, I would be swiftly corrected. It’s really hard not to do the same with my own kid.