...certain phrases that people like to use and say. I really hate when you say, "I'm hungry." Then someone responds with, "I'm Steven, nice to meet you." HAHA, you're so witty I forgot to laugh.. excluding that first, Ha Ha. That's just a small one I hate, the real big thing I hate which I'm going to talk about now (mainly because I can't remember all the other phrases I was going to say I hated) is what you might deal with growing up in school. How many times has this conversation gone through;

Kid: "Teacher, can I go to the bathroom?"
Teacher: "I don't know, CAN you?"
Kid: "May I go to the bathroom?"

I hate that!! Here's where it's wrong on the teacher's part, and I'm going to tell this to my kids so they can know what to say to their teachers when this happens. If the teacher doesn't allow the student to go to the bathroom, then they CAN'T go to the bathroom. It's not a matter of whether the kid can physically go to the bathroom , but it's if he/she is allowed to, which still falls under the word 'can'. I don't think it's grammatically wrong at all, only my run on sentences are, but the kid asking if he/she CAN go is not. I will teach my children to handle the conversation this way:

My Son/Daughter: "Teacher, can I go to the bathroom?"
Stupid Teacher: "I don't know, CAN you?"
My Son/Daughter: "I don't know, if you don't let me then I can't go, moron!"
Stupid Teacher: "My dear! You're going to the principals office immediately!
My Son/Daughter: "Oh yeah, so you mean I 'MAY' go to the principals office? (grin very evil like at the stupid teacher then just walk out of class.)

Man my kids are gonna be as awesome as I am.. wait, what if they're more awesome than me? Oh no, I've got to kill them immediately!! Oh wait, I'll just not have kids. Another crisis solved, thanks to the genius of me.


I hate you!