Dear School that is Responsible for Educating my Child,
If there is a class activity run AT the school, I understand that you might not classify it as an “excursion.” Fair enough.
Imagine my horror though when I read your newsletter stating:
This incursion will support the work being done in the classroom in the unit, Our Living World…
The opposite (if indeed one exists) of excursion IS NOT INCURSION! An incursion is a hostile attack or invasion. If my child needs lessons in attacking and invading and being hostile, I would have sent him to be schooled at John Howard’s office (HA!) And besides, how can the children invade the school they already attend?
I know you thought you were being clever but, really. This is a classic inample (please admire this joke post haste) of what I want my children to learn.
Incursioningly yours,
Miffed parent.
17 Comments
Sitting here laughing my backside off at the “inample” part. You are BAD. Haha!
(And feeling smugly much cleverer than that teacher, haha!)
Hahahahaha! That was funny. LOL @ “Inample”
I hope they take your “inpert” advice seriously
Hhahahahah! Ahh, I love that there are other people out there as horrified by misuse of the English language as me. Reminds me of the time I was at a class at the maternal and child health nurse for first-time mothers, and the nurse told us of the importance of cleaning ‘down there’ properly in the post-child-birth days because of the delicate balance ‘down there’ of flora AND FAUNA!!!!
Fauna?!?!? What, we have koalas ‘down there’ or something? Flora I can allow becuase of the reference to good bacteria and stuff, but ‘fauna’. Sounds like a freaking zoo!! Sorry, I know this might be a bit explicit for your blog comments, but I have never forgotten her use of words (or the fact that I was the only one in the class stiffling laughter). Yes, I am a nerd AND an intellectual snob. What a combination.
LOL twits.
Spelling and grammar of the world is taking a fast downward spiral.
hahaha.
Haha @ Susan’s comment. Maybe she was referring to pubic lice
OK, Tasmiya will kill me now!
Very funny
Such teachers should have the language devil inorcized. haha
Ya Haqq!
Lol. That was super funny. I’m glad I came across your blog. Am enjoying the reads.
it could of been worse – the whether out their could of been really bad and only the kids who bought raincoats to school would of been ok.
maybe you should send a letter to the school with big letters saying YOUR KIDDING.
i love you tasmiya. the way i’m feeling now the next person to ask me if i’ve popped yet gets the bop on the head.
or i might just go after them with my large, rock hard, 18-kilo belly. haha. what a visual huh?
As salaam alaikum.
(smiling as permitted by hadith)
I just surfed in ~ I am a Canadian Muslim writer. Please come by insha’Allah if you have some time to read.
Ma salaama,
nuh ibn
Aly: If you ever decide to move to Brisbane – PLEASE TEACH MY SON!
Susan and Suroor: Tut tut! Lucky for you both I am in a good mood so you are only inpelled for a short while. Koalas and lice? Disgraceful!
*secretly wishes for possums*
Jess and Editor – welcome welcome
The more the merrier. Especially if you laugh at my jokes and agree with me!
Dear Brother Irving: Your comments always make me smile. I am sure you have a suitable dua for incorcising the language devil.
Jaaved: You know I read the first line of your comment and I was checking webjet for the first available flight into Sydney so I could visit you and bop you on the head. Thankfully I realised you were kidding.
Nuh: I have visited and mashaAllah excellent reads.
Mona: Bop people on the head! I do it all the time. Don’t hit them with the belly – baby will not be amused
sorry, man- wasn’t trying to be super gross and inappropriate. after i posted it, i thought maybe i shouldn’t have written it, but was too late then. feel free to delete it if you want. i just found it so bizarre and fun-nee.
Oh dear sister Susan – it wasn’t supergross or inappropriate all all. Honest – was too funny!
Check your crooked email
heeheehee, are you sure your kids don’t go to school in Tasmania?!!!!!
Hi.
Good design, who make it?