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taotrooper) wrote2004-12-10 02:51 pm
taotrooper) wrote2004-12-10 02:51 pm
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Now this is paranoia...
I'll explain. One of my subjects this semester is Technical English. We get to see how computer terms are called on theory hours (the professor brings his laptop to class and talks for two hours, boring the crap out of us), and we practice writing and speaking on practice hours (for instance, we got to do our curriculums with their cover letters, and that took us more than a month, mind you.)
Anyway, our practice teacher was an Irish girl called Enid. She was a very patient and easy-going person, I liked her. To be able to cope with 30 Spanish folks with a terrible pronounciation and a worse vocabulary, now that's extraordinary! I'd never be able to do that. And her accent was cute.
But she left two weeks ago, we don't know why (maybe she fed up with us? XD). The theory teacher was suplenting her until the replacement (also Irish, but this time a guy) came. Today he was introduced to us. He didn't get to talk, so I can judge him yet. I'm looking forward to his classes, though; I'm curious.
OK, this is the nice, real version of the facts. Now let's see it under a fangirl's lens.
CLAMP lens:
OMG! We're getting foreign, exchange teachers, all of them in their twenties. And they're from a country near England. This is suspicious! This is suspicious!! They must have magical powers, I'm sure of that!! Maybe they're pedophile! (OK, no they aren't, I'm just overreacting). And the guy's name is rather uncommon, I've never heard that one before, and it does sound mystical. (I'll keep on the name on the next point)
Rowling lens:
Is it me, or this subject is becoming Defense Against the Dark Arts? Teachers come, teachers go.
The new teacher's first name is Mannus. Mannus. It ends in 'us'. It sounds so damn potterish! :D I'm sure this one is written on a notepad somewhere in Jo's house. And mind you, doesn't Hogwarts have a lot of 'us' names in the staff? (Albus, Severus, Filius, Rubeus, and my favorite: Remus).
Ooh, and when we think Irish in Potterverse, what comes first in mind? Seamus. Yet another 'us' name.
Ladies, you own me a brain. I don't think I'll be able to restrain the giggles on my next Tech English class.
Anyway, our practice teacher was an Irish girl called Enid. She was a very patient and easy-going person, I liked her. To be able to cope with 30 Spanish folks with a terrible pronounciation and a worse vocabulary, now that's extraordinary! I'd never be able to do that. And her accent was cute.
But she left two weeks ago, we don't know why (maybe she fed up with us? XD). The theory teacher was suplenting her until the replacement (also Irish, but this time a guy) came. Today he was introduced to us. He didn't get to talk, so I can judge him yet. I'm looking forward to his classes, though; I'm curious.
OK, this is the nice, real version of the facts. Now let's see it under a fangirl's lens.
CLAMP lens:
OMG! We're getting foreign, exchange teachers, all of them in their twenties. And they're from a country near England. This is suspicious! This is suspicious!! They must have magical powers, I'm sure of that!! Maybe they're pedophile! (OK, no they aren't, I'm just overreacting). And the guy's name is rather uncommon, I've never heard that one before, and it does sound mystical. (I'll keep on the name on the next point)
Rowling lens:
Is it me, or this subject is becoming Defense Against the Dark Arts? Teachers come, teachers go.
The new teacher's first name is Mannus. Mannus. It ends in 'us'. It sounds so damn potterish! :D I'm sure this one is written on a notepad somewhere in Jo's house. And mind you, doesn't Hogwarts have a lot of 'us' names in the staff? (Albus, Severus, Filius, Rubeus, and my favorite: Remus).
Ooh, and when we think Irish in Potterverse, what comes first in mind? Seamus. Yet another 'us' name.
Ladies, you own me a brain. I don't think I'll be able to restrain the giggles on my next Tech English class.