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Davidrock65 Posted 20 years ago
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Teacher David????

I teach kids English in Taiwan, and I ask my students not to call me Teacher David, which sounds very Chinglish and grammatically incorrect to me. A Lot of Chinese teachers say that, too. I would like to ask all the teachers if you would correct them if someone calls you teacher + your name.

Your advice is appreciated!
  

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If you were in a monastery, would you object to being called Brother David?

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If you were in a monastery, would you object to being called Brother David? Emotion: wink
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Davidrock65
I teach kids English in Taiwan, and I ask my students not to call me Teacher David, which sounds very Chinglish and grammatically incorrect to me. A Lot of Chinese teachers say that, too. I would like to ask all the teachers if you would correct them if someone calls you teacher + your name.

Your advice is appreciated!

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MrPedanticSome occupations can be used as salutations in conjunction with a forename or surname, e.g.

1. Queen Elizabeth

2. Dr Fell

3. Professor Moriarty

4. Ranks in the armed forces, e.g. Captain Bligh, Field Marshal Montgomery

5. Other services, e.g. Officer Dibble
<>But "teacher" is not among them!
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According to what MrPedantic said , it is not grammatically correct to say : Teacher david .

So is it enough to say "teacher" without name him\her ?

Thanks in advance .
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Now you mention it, it would seem a little odd to say "how are you, Queen Elizabeth?" So maybe she should be struck from the list.

How about
6. Headmaster Jones (in a high school)?
Here in the UK, you could address a headmaster simply as "headmaster"; but I don't think many people would say "Headmaster Jones".

It may be different in other dialects, t
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Just tell them what to call you. "Please call me Mr. ...", or "Please call me David", or "Please call me Professor ...", or ...

Correct them! It's your job!

CJ
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MrPedanticNow you mention it, it would seem a little odd to say "how are you, Queen Elizabeth?" So maybe she should be struck from the list.

Mr. P., I'm crushed. I thought that in the circles you ran in, you'd say "How's it going, Lizzie?" I guess you've got clay feet after all.
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Hi,

With regard to 'Good morning, Teacher David', there are some cultural issues involved here.

First, let me say that I teach adult immigrants, so the additional problems of handling children in this respect are not part of my experience.

I believe that, in China and possibly in some other countries, all sorts of titles are commonly and widely used, eg a worker might s
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MrPedanticBut "teacher" is not among them!

MrP

In all variants?
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And is being king or queen an occupation?
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