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Trump kashushuliwa na mwalimu mstaafu wa lugha ya 'malikia wa Uingereza', Mwalimu huyo kamweleza Trump ana kiingereza kibovu kama cha TUJITEGEMEE (tunasemwa sana eti sisi waswahili hatuji kiingereza). Mwalimu kasisitiza, sana sana angempa alama 'D' kwa uandishi ule wa barua aliyoandaa Trump. Nisikuchsche, ebu fuatilia mwenyewe timbwili liloanzishwa na Yvonne Mason, mwalimu wa kiingereza kwa muda wa miaka 17 aliyestaafu mwaka jana wa huko Marekani.
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After receiving a letter signed by US President Donald Trump, a retired English teacher checked its grammar and posted her corrections online, earning both praise as "a hero" and scorn for being "sanctimonious and self-serving."
Yvonne Mason, an English teacher of 17 years who retired last year, has landed in the spotlight after she posted a picture of the Trump-signed letter she received in March. It was a response to her earlier letter calling on Trump to personally meet with the relatives of the Parkland shooting that left 17 people dead in February. Far from being elated that someone in the Trump administration took the trouble to respond, Mason scrutinized the letter for mistakes, finding as many as 11. That is discounting stylistic choices and the excessive use of the pronoun "I."
"It's stylistically appalling," Mason said, speaking to Greenville News.
At the center of Mason’s grievances, however, were the cases of what she believed to be instances of improper capitalization of words such as “state,”“nation,” “federal” and “president.” In her corrections written in the letter’s margins, she noted that words relating to the government are only capitalized when they are part of proper nouns.
‘I’d give it a D’: English teacher picks apart White House letter for 'bad grammar'
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After receiving a letter signed by US President Donald Trump, a retired English teacher checked its grammar and posted her corrections online, earning both praise as "a hero" and scorn for being "sanctimonious and self-serving."
Yvonne Mason, an English teacher of 17 years who retired last year, has landed in the spotlight after she posted a picture of the Trump-signed letter she received in March. It was a response to her earlier letter calling on Trump to personally meet with the relatives of the Parkland shooting that left 17 people dead in February. Far from being elated that someone in the Trump administration took the trouble to respond, Mason scrutinized the letter for mistakes, finding as many as 11. That is discounting stylistic choices and the excessive use of the pronoun "I."
"It's stylistically appalling," Mason said, speaking to Greenville News.
At the center of Mason’s grievances, however, were the cases of what she believed to be instances of improper capitalization of words such as “state,”“nation,” “federal” and “president.” In her corrections written in the letter’s margins, she noted that words relating to the government are only capitalized when they are part of proper nouns.
‘I’d give it a D’: English teacher picks apart White House letter for 'bad grammar'
