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Sunday, September 28, 2008

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What's the matter
An English teacher spent a lot of time marking grammatical errors on her
students' written work. She wasn't sure how much impact she was having
until one overly busy day she sat at her desk rubbing her temples.

A student asked, "What's the matter, Mrs. Sheridan?"

"Tense," she replied, describing her emotional state.

After a slight pause the student tried again ... "What was the matter?
What has been the matter? What might have been the matter? ...?"