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minus-squaremagnetosphere@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down3·11 months agoMaybe she should be more concerned that students are asking if her class is real.
minus-squareGnome Kat@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·11 months agoI am not sure if you are being genuine or not (chat?) but in case you are the phrase is not asking if something is literally real. It’s a way to express surprise at a situation “wow this thing is really happening”.
minus-squaremagnetosphere@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·11 months agoI was being genuine, but the explanation “is this really happening?” shouldn’t seem much better from a teacher’s point of view.
minus-squareirmoz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoBut they’re not asing if the class is real
Maybe she should be more concerned that students are asking if her class is real.
I am not sure if you are being genuine or not (chat?) but in case you are the phrase is not asking if something is literally real. It’s a way to express surprise at a situation “wow this thing is really happening”.
I was being genuine, but the explanation “is this really happening?” shouldn’t seem much better from a teacher’s point of view.
But they’re not asing if the class is real