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rsdsharp

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1. You were lucky with your high school teacher.

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 05:41 PM

Jan 1

We read Romeo and Juliet in my freshman English class. The teacher was a very nice lady, but she pronounced Tybalt as “Tie-balt.” And this was AFTER they had taken the entire class to see Zeffirelli‘s Romeo and Juliet.

I insisted on pronouncing it correctly when I read, which did not endear me to certain classmates. To her credit, after about a week, she stood up in front of the class and announced that mine was the correct pronunciation.

I look forward to seeing Hamnet.

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Hamnet, a tear jerker I loved. [View all] NNadir Jan 1 OP

You were lucky with your high school teacher. rsdsharp Jan 1 #1

Have heard nothing but good things GreatGazoo Jan 1 #2