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An enthusiastic student gave me a big high five and with a grin spread wide across her face loudly says what sounds like "Queer teacher!" I say, "What?!" She says it again. I'm thinking, what are you trying to say, kid, because I know you don't know the meaning of the word you're pronouncing...and I got it. She was trying to say in her bright, lovely, innocent and admiringly student way, "CHOIR TEACHER!" which she said just fine after I corrected her pronunciation and she thanked me. A day in the life...he he

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