In 1st grade I got into an argument with a teacher who insisted conquistadors was pronounced "con quest dadors" and when I insisted that he was wrong I was sent to the principal's office
In 1st grade I got into an argument with a teacher who insisted conquistadors was pronounced "con quest dadors" and when I insisted that he was wrong I was sent to the principal's office
in my 8th grade science class, we were learning the metric prefixes. and this is in the US, so it's basically an enemy language.
anyway, I raise my hand and ask about other prefixes like mega-, giga-, and nano-. this is in the early 90s, so before they were known more widely due to consumer electronics.
the 8th grade honors science teacher just shakes her head and says, "those aren't real. they are just in silly movies." rolling her eyes. all the kids laughed at me.
get fucked, Mrs. Paul.