Hi, Douglas,
By coincidence, tonight at 6.30 p.m. I was in Newcastle city. I was with a student and her child to see the switch-on of the Christmas Lights.
In a crowd of 2,000 to 3,000 people, a woman and her daughter passed, then stopped, and she spoke to me.
"You �re Teacher Les Douglas aren �t you? We danced at Ali �s and Zahra �s wedding." (Ali and Zahra are Iranian students of mine).
"Will you teach my daughter English, please?"
We chatted, and I gave her my card.
"Someone said that you are you Pedantic."
"No, I �m Diabetic. However, I did take part in the Pedants Revolt."
She seemed relieved."But I �m told that you are a Grammarian?"
"That �s quite correct ... I went to Gateshead Grammar School. But if it �s any consolation, I was born in Gateshead, so that means I �m also a Caprian."
She laughed. "That �s OK, then. I �ll telephone you about the Lessons!"
All the Best, Douglas.
Lynne Cunliffe,
I had a student called Krystal, and I must say, she was much better company than David Crystal.
Plus, she didn �t have a beard.
Lynne, I still remember you:
"Under the clock at Newcastle Central Station!"
Les Douglas
