A saudi student asked his english teacher
Jun 21st 2012, 2:38 pm
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A saudi student asked his english teacher
One english teacher in london posted a question in an on-line forum asking if some one can provide her with an answer as to why do some english cities/counties have the syllable 'sex' in their names, like Sussex, Essex, Middlesex,
Was he trying to be cheecky with her or was it a genuine question?
Was he trying to be cheecky with her or was it a genuine question?
Jun 21st 2012, 2:49 pm
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Jun 21st 2012, 2:58 pm
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Jun 22nd 2012, 6:13 am
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Re: A saudi student asked his english teacher
When I lived in Saudi 2001 - 04, if you Googled eg 'Middlesex University' it would get blocked because it had the word 'sex' in the query.
Jun 22nd 2012, 12:44 pm
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Re: A saudi student asked his english teacher
East Saxony = Essex
South Saxony = Sussex
West Saxony = Wessex
North Saxony = no idea
At the north and south borders of Saxony were the 'hamtuns' (it means 'homesteads') which became Northampton and Southampton.
That is all.
Jun 24th 2012, 5:59 am
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I fear for kids being taught by a teacher incapable of working google by herself.
Jun 24th 2012, 6:32 am
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Re: A saudi student asked his english teacher
They'll be covering table legs next.
Jun 24th 2012, 8:53 am
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Jun 24th 2012, 3:43 pm
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Jun 24th 2012, 8:56 pm
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Re: A saudi student asked his english teacher
I've got one to add here. I took a Kenyan student, on arrival in a British university, shopping for a wok and some food to cook her a stir fry. I grabbed a litre bottle of Rapeseed oil and chucked it in the basket and she followed me round not saying a word until we got back to her accommodation. When I unpacked everything and we moved to the kitchen she asked me in a tone suggesting she was scandalised, "Why do they use that horrible word?" Although her use of the English language was very good IMO, her common contextual use of the word created a problem with an everyday household item to us.
