What does teacherese mean?
Teacherese means (sometimes humorous) The sort of language spoken by teachers..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(sometimes humorous) The sort of language spoken by teachers..
'Troubled', the headmaster had said, presumably teacherese for the same thing.
This latter was a nice teacherese way of saying that Alex was hopelessly uncoordinated. It took her forever to learn to put on her underpants […]
Use teacherese when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Teacherese means (sometimes humorous) The sort of language spoken by teachers..
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'Troubled', the headmaster had said, presumably teacherese for the same thing.
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