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Parent – Teacher Conferences: Good & Bad Versions of “3/20”

“But, I Thought You Said My Child Was Doing Well!” It took me a second to square the positive feedback my wife and I heard about our daughter from her teacher at conferences earlier this week, and the “3/20” marked in bright red at the top of her latest quiz. Thankfully, the reference wasn’t to...
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Contractor “Freudian Slip?”

When a Hyphen Looms Large Due to a frustrating communication problem the other week, I never received a quote from a contractor I know well and like. Unfortunately, it took a couple tries to get it right. Each time, the contractor shot me an email letting me know that he had “re-sent it.” Except that...
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