I have two students in my office. One is a good reader so she is taking her test by herself (Student A). The other student is not a strong reader so I am helping him read (Student B). He reads a paragraph then I read a paragraph. The chapter topic is: Planets. It is my turn to read. I come across the word Uranus. I'm fairly certain that it is now correctly pronounced U-ruh-nus yet I still ask, "How does your teacher pronounce it? U-ruh-nus?"
Student A: "Yes, U-ruh-nus. Some kids say Ur-anus. They are so immature"
Me: "Yeah! So immature."
Meanwhile Student B is reading and say "Ur-anus".
Me: Giggling to myself.
Why is that always funny to me? It's my arrested development at the age of 12.
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