Don't Buy It....Buy It
By jaishankar
@else34 (13517)
New Delhi, India
July 29, 2016 8:23am CST
Yesterday I happened to eavesdrop a conversation between a student and his newly hired private tutor who was hired to help the student improve his knowledge of English.
The student said,'Sir,I have seen a very good grammar book in a bookstore.Should I buy it?'
The teacher replied,'Why waste money?....Okay,buy it..but you needn't buy it.I am here to teach you.However you may buy it.'
'Do you mean I shouldn't buy it?'
'Well....',The teacher said after a brief pause,' All right,buy it.But why waste money?I am here to help you.'
'So,Sir....'The puzzled student asked the teacher,'You don't want me to buy it,do you?'
'Okay,buy it,'The teacher said,'But why waste money?'
The student lost patience,'Sir,please tell me one thing.Should I buy it or not?'
'One thing?' Replied the teacher,'Don't buy it....I'll teach you grammar....But okay
buy it.'
Then they left.Don't know whether the student bought the book or not.
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8 responses
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
31 Jul 16
As confusing as that was, he might need the book, as the teacher seems....not the best. lol
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
31 Jul 16
@Jessicalynnt,LOL!!
The teacher himself seemed to be more confused.Perhaps he needed the book,but didn't want to show his weakness to the student.Lol!!
The teacher himself seemed to be more confused.Perhaps he needed the book,but didn't want to show his weakness to the student.Lol!!1 person likes this
@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
2 Aug 16
@Jessicalynnt LOL!! He tacitly wanted the student to buy the book.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
1 Aug 16
@else34 that is actually what I was thinking!
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@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
6 Aug 16
He doesn't trust his teacher. He would have to look up every word. I'm with the teacher, why was really the money.
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
6 Aug 16
@OreoBrownie,I think the doesn't believe in his own ability to teach grammar.
@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
29 Jul 16
English is a very difficult language to learn, and I see many people on myLot who are struggling to use correct sentence structure and proper verbs, but for the most part, they are doing VERY well.
I have learned other languages and still get confused on sentence structure. It seems like most other languages are just the opposite of English in the way the words in a sentence are spoken. And in English there are many words that are spelled differently but are pronounced the same and this can be confusing to those who are trying to learn English.
What is your primary language. In India there are many languages and you may know how to speak more than one.
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
30 Jul 16
@IreneVincent,My mother tongue is Hindi which is the national language of our country India.Apart from Hindi,I can speak my state language Oriya,a little Sanskrit which the oldest classical language of the world and English which I learned in schools.However I don't think English is so difficult.
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
30 Jul 16
@IreneVincent Thanks for the encouragement.English is the easiest foreign language for us Indians,because our country had been under British rule for nearly two centuries.I try to improve my knowledge of English,but still commit a lot of grammatical mistakes.Thanks again for boosting my morale.
@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
30 Jul 16
@else34 I thought that you would be able to speak more than one language. Yes, I've definitely heard of Sanskrit, an ancient language.
Your English is excellent from what I've read of your writings on myLot.
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@shivamani10 (11038)
• Hyderabad, India
29 Jul 16
The teacher is of course has ensured the student that he would teach grammar. But, he does not want to disappoint the student.
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
30 Jul 16
@shivamani10,I was aboard a train when they were talking,and I couldn't help overhearing their conversation.I think,both the teacher and the student were confused.
@83908390yulsi (229)
• Guernsey
5 Aug 16
Everyone should learn the way they prefer. I think it's waste of money because you can find everything for free on the intertent this days haha
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
5 Aug 16
@83908390yulsi,Of course,everything we want to learn is available on the net,bu I overheard the conversation and enjoyed it a lot.
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