As an English teacher, my cousin 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 really busy day when she was sitting at her desk rubbing her temples.
A student asked, "What's the matter, Mrs. Van Tine"?
Describing her emotional state, she replied, "Tense."
After a slight pause, the student tried again. "What was the matter? What has been the
matter? What might have been the matter"?
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heeheehee. Call me a geek if you will, but I did that to someone just yesterday. "How was work? How IS work? How has work been? How had work been? How will work be? How..."
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