![]() ![]() Until then, I would be cautious about repeating the k-sound claim. If the correlation is positive, then the researcher could run a series of experiments that provide causal tests and explores the two mechanisms (arousal vs. ![]() A good place to start, for example, would be to see if the frequency of k-sounds are higher than the norm in the recently published list of “funny” words. If you were a plucky researcher who wanted to explore this question, you could start by measuring whether words with k-sounds really are funnier. (See the benign violation theory for my views. K sounds are more likely to be associated with taboo words than non-k sounds.K sounds are more arousing than non-k sounds.So, are K words funnier than non-K words? I don’t know, but here is why they could be: ![]() You know what words are funny and which words are not funny. On play The Sunshine Boys, the character Willy explains it to his nephew: “Fifty-seven years in this business, you learn a few things. The humor potential of the letter ‘k’ has been part of comic lore for years. Grammar Girl even dedicated a post to it: Just google “K sound comedy,” and you will see lots of posts about it. “I named my bunny after you.” -Brittany L.Comedians often believe that words with a “k” sounds makes things funnier. “You smell like Las Vegas.” -Carrie N.Ģ3. “You have really good breath.” -Terri P.Ģ1. ![]() Lopez, I got out of line so I could fart.”-Valerie L.Ģ0. “Do you remember the Civil War?” -Vicky V.ġ9. “You aren’t mean like some of kids say, you’re just loud!” -Mary D.ġ8. I was asking some of my students if they’d ever gone apple picking, and one of my PreK girls responded with, “No, my car only goes to the supermarket.” -Tiz N.ġ7. I told him no, and he replied, “Well you should because my dad says it takes the edge off.” -Shanna R.ġ6. I had a water bottle with a tea packet in it when a student asked me if it was beer. I hate you less than others.” -Polly W.ġ5. From a middle schooler who doesn’t like school: “Miss Polly, you are okay for a teacher. you just need a wine cooler.” -Deana S.ġ4. One of my precocious little pre-K girls said to me, “Oh Mrs. After a stressful day, I declared out loud that I’d had it for the day. He burst into tears and said, “When I grow up and become a man, I’m going to buy stickers and I’m not going to give you any.” -Nicole B.ġ2. I didn’t give a 5-year-old a sticker because he hadn’t earned it. Now I just write it in English.” -Monty P.ġ1. I wrote this on the whiteboard during discussion: William Shakespeare (1564-1616), and a sixth grader asks me, “Is that Shakespeare’s real phone number?” -Kevin M.ġ0. “Did you put white highlights in your hair?!” (It was my grey showing through.) -Vonni D.ĩ. Here is a list of some cool and unusual words that start with the letter Z. Learn these cool words starting with Z to add a zing to your vocabulary. “I don’t know my ancestors because I’m only 8, but when you were alive during the Pilgrim time did YOU know my ancestors?” -Sarah E.Ĩ. The last letter of the English alphabet has several rarely-used and cool-sounding words. “You’re pretty for an old person.” -Christy T.ħ. One of my students yelled out, “Oh no! My mom has glasses! Oh wait…I’m adopted!” -Michelle C.Ħ. I once made the comment in class that if your parents have glasses, then you will probably end up having to get glasses, too. I didn’t know what it was so I asked, and the student replied, “Idiot.” -Lana G.ĥ. A students once complained to me that another student called him the E word. While watching a Walking with Dinosaurs video, a student said to me, “Is this actual footage?” -Cate W.Ĥ. Student: “Well…my mom does my homework…so I don’t even know how to answer this question!” -Robin W.ģ. Teacher: “Do you like to do your homework in the morning, after school, or at night?” The doctor said they are just for reading.” -Debra D.Ģ. “Oh I can’t wear my new glasses in your class because it’s math. We recently asked our teachers on Facebook to share some of the most funny and outrageous things that students have said to them. Kids can really say the darndest things, which makes teaching unexpected, entertaining, and never dull. ![]()
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