Reminds me of one of my elementary school English teachers. We were all given a blank hardcover book and had to make a story with illustrations. Mine was called “The Loose Kitty”. Every page basically had the kitty on the loose in different areas of a city, running into other animals that had some rhyming. I spent so much time with the art, proofing it, etc. This teacher took hard red ink and strikes through loose and put “lost” ON EVERY PAGE. I tried to tell her no it is loose because EVERYTHING IN THE BOOK related to being “on the loose”. Nope. Got like a C- on that thing.
Am I still sour about it 30 years later? Yes, I still loose my shit.
You were writing a picture book for kids, so it’s important to communicate clearly. It should have been titled “Kitty on the Loose”, to teach kids the correct version of the phrase. The kitty isn’t loose, it’s on the loose. The former is an unconventional grammar construction that small children don’t need to learn to navigate. Save those Shakespearen grammar innovations for adult stories.
to be fair she probably understood the concept of a kitten on the loose, but wanted to nudge you away from filling your book with innuendo without having to explain the concept of an un-tight and/or readily available vagina
Reminds me of one of my elementary school English teachers. We were all given a blank hardcover book and had to make a story with illustrations. Mine was called “The Loose Kitty”. Every page basically had the kitty on the loose in different areas of a city, running into other animals that had some rhyming. I spent so much time with the art, proofing it, etc. This teacher took hard red ink and strikes through loose and put “lost” ON EVERY PAGE. I tried to tell her no it is loose because EVERYTHING IN THE BOOK related to being “on the loose”. Nope. Got like a C- on that thing.
Am I still sour about it 30 years later? Yes, I still loose my shit.
You were writing a picture book for kids, so it’s important to communicate clearly. It should have been titled “Kitty on the Loose”, to teach kids the correct version of the phrase. The kitty isn’t loose, it’s on the loose. The former is an unconventional grammar construction that small children don’t need to learn to navigate. Save those Shakespearen grammar innovations for adult stories.
to be fair she probably understood the concept of a kitten on the loose, but wanted to nudge you away from filling your book with innuendo without having to explain the concept of an un-tight and/or readily available vagina
This one hurt for even me to read
What a bitch! I never thought the comments in this post would raise my blood pressure
Not all who wander are lost, bitch.
Sound’s like your an pour loster.