# Stupidest thing one of your teachers ever said or did?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 9, 2001, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-thing-one-of-your-teachers-ever-said-or-did/68198 "2001-06-09T19:33:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2001, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-thing-one-of-your-teachers-ever-said-or-did/68198/44 "2001-06-10T23:30:11Z")

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I remember once in 3rd grade we were reading some story, I’m thinking it was part of the Ramona Quimby series. Anyway, Ramona had a doll named “Chevrolet” like the car. Well, I’m reading it aloud and I come to the word and pronounce it Chevrolet, like the car. My teacher says, “No. It’s Chev-Ro-Let.” Not being one to argue w/the teacher, I shrugged and figured I’d just do what she said, even though I knew she was wrong. I knew this because the part I was reading said, paraphrased: “Ramona named the doll Chevrolet because that was the car her cousin had.”  
So, the next day we are reading again, and again I come to that word. Only, we have a sub that day. I pronounce it “Chev-Ro-Let” and the Sub said, “Really! It’s pronoucned Chevrolet, like the car.” and gave me this really disgusted look.  
I hate them both.

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