Grin with envy?
I went to collect my essay last Friday.
I really did mean to write "green with envy," which has made sense to me for as far back as I can remember. Certainly anyone is entitled to grin with envy (although I would be perplexed as to why envy would make someone want to grin), but I really did mean what I wrote; it was not a spelling error.
He even used green ink to correct it. Hur hur.
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Two papers down, one more to go.
Whenever I've declared the commencement of exam season, and the possibility that the blogging might cease (at least temporarily) as a result, I've always found myself blogging even more. No such declaration this time, but now you'll know why when content goes a-missing (if it hasn't already).
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Here's something for you to chew on while I'm (possibly) gone. In Turin, dog owners can now be fined if they don't walk their dogs at least three times a day. In Singapore, for a fine of roughly the same amount, you can get away with abusing 106 dogs. Talk about putting things into perspective.
I really did mean to write "green with envy," which has made sense to me for as far back as I can remember. Certainly anyone is entitled to grin with envy (although I would be perplexed as to why envy would make someone want to grin), but I really did mean what I wrote; it was not a spelling error.
He even used green ink to correct it. Hur hur.
***
Two papers down, one more to go.
Whenever I've declared the commencement of exam season, and the possibility that the blogging might cease (at least temporarily) as a result, I've always found myself blogging even more. No such declaration this time, but now you'll know why when content goes a-missing (if it hasn't already).
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Here's something for you to chew on while I'm (possibly) gone. In Turin, dog owners can now be fined if they don't walk their dogs at least three times a day. In Singapore, for a fine of roughly the same amount, you can get away with abusing 106 dogs. Talk about putting things into perspective.
posted by Laughingcow at 9:23 pm
10 Comments:
duh.. it's "green"..
how's Rocky doing?
Is there no way to correct the marker of that essay? It sounds unfair and I would be jumping if I get penalised nfor something like that.
Ball.of.Yarn: It's okay. I don't think I got penalised for it; I got a pretty good grade on the essay. ;) I guess there will always be idioms that we haven't heard of before -- different cultures, perhaps. He probably didn't know I meant it figuratively; the mental image of people turning green from envy must've shocked him. :p
Woof!: Rocky's first session of chemo starts this Saturday. So we'll know then. Meanwhile he's been fantastic! :)
give him a hug for me!
I remember in Pri 1 my teacher didn't know the word "daft"... in any case, seems silly that he would think you meant a verb in place of an adjective.
Just for kicks, the concept of turning green with envy has been around since antiquity
i think both are correct. green with envy and grin with envy. wonderful use of language! =D
Daryl: Ooh, thanks for the interesting link. (You knew the meaning of "daft" in PRIMARY ONE?!)
Alwyn: Grammatically, they're both correct. ;) Still, I can't remember the last time I GRINNED from feeling envious. Heh.
Laughingcow: I knew the meaning of daft because of my voracious reading... of the Beano. 'Twas a popular word with the Bash Street Kids. :)
Edan Bernardino: Why do you not want me to be "in NUS or something"?
Daryl: Fond memories. But I was more an Archie kid. ;)
Ouch. Well, he's a graduate tutor, if that helps. And he's pretty nice, so let's cut him some slack. ;) I was mostly just amused.
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