| What he/she/I says |
What he/she/I means |
| You'll be using one of the leading textbooks in the
field. |
I used it as a grad student. |
| If you follow these few simple rules, you'll do fine
in the course. |
If you don't need any sleep, you'll do fine in the
course. |
| The gist of what the author is saying is what's most
important |
I don't understand the details either. |
| Various authorities agree that... |
My hunch is that... |
| The answer to your question is beyond the scope of
this class. |
I don't know. |
| You'll have to see me during my office hours for a
thorough answer to your question. |
I don't know. |
| In answer to your question, you must recognize that
there are several disparate points of view. |
I really don't know. |
| Today we are going to discuss a most important topic |
Today we are going to discuss my dissertation. |
|
Unfortunately, we haven't the time to consider all of
the people who made contributions to this field. |
I disagree with what roughly half of the people in
this field have said. |
| We can continue this discussion outside
of class. |
- I'm tired of this - let's quit.
- You're winning the arguement - let's quit
|
| Today we'll let a member of the class lead the
discussion. It will be a good educational experience. |
I stayed out too late last night and didn't have time
to prepare a lecture |
| Any questions? |
I'm ready to let you go. |
| The implications of this study are clear. |
I don't know what it means either, but there'll be a
question about it on the test. |
| The test will be 50 multiple choice questions. |
The test will consist of 60 multiple choice questions, plus
three short-answer questions (1000 words or more) and no
one will score above 55% |
| The test scores were generally good. |
Some of you managed a C+. |
| The test scores were a little below my expectations. |
Where was the party last night? |
| Some of you could have done better. |
Everyone flunked. |
| Before we begin the lecture for today, are there any
questions about previous material? |
Has anyone opened the book yet? |
| According to my sources... |
According to the guy who taught this class last
year... |
| It's been very rewarding to teach this class. |
I hope they find someone else to teach it next year. |
