Yesterday I was watching the quiz show Pointless.
The question was "Name a US state with a coastline."
One pair gave the answers Mexico and Orlando.
OK. People sometimes have unexpected and unexplained gaps in their knowledge but isn't that a bit extreme? Especially as they were both supposed to be teachers.
(Another contestant suggested Detroit but he wasn't claiming to be a teacher.)
William Labov, RIP.
14 hours ago
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