# My English teacher just threatened to kill us.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 13, 2002, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-english-teacher-just-threatened-to-kill-us/128280 "2002-09-13T14:04:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2002, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-english-teacher-just-threatened-to-kill-us/128280/41 "2002-09-15T03:08:28Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Enderw24 \*  
> \*\*By all means, knock yourself out, **vivalostwages**.
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> My previous sentence, by the way, having not been part of a group, can’t be considered a topic sentence for any paragraph. So my suggestion to knock yourself out shouldn’t be taken literally. I wouldn’t want lack of context to be the grounds for any impending assault and battery charges you make against yourself. \*\*

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My, my, this _is_ the age of litigation, isn’t it?  
Hmmmm…since neither of us has signed a tentative or binding agreement, everything should be all right.  
(Well, I _am_ a contract negotiator. Got to be careful with every single word.😉

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