First, she was a substitute teacher. You don't need a full credential for that, just a temporary document. Second, some credential programs are fast-track and take just a year (after college).

But she wasn't just an ordinary reader, was she? I thought she was selected to receive an advance copy of the book and posted her review before the book even came out?

Indeed. Author needs more exposure to penises, apparently.

Ha! Yes, I originally wrote "me and Susie," but changed it to match something else I wrote below that. I've recently been living in a poor area of Indiana (my first red state), and I've heard "Susie and me" and lots of other strange things, but, yeah, "me and Susie" is more common. But here in Indiana I hear white…

That's an interesting case.

Uh, who was the one who corrected it?

The English of the majority of US speakers no longer features "whom" in everyday speech. Probably the vast majority. So it has already been "removed" from everyday speech.

Sounds typical of the trend in "interviews" in the US. More an attempt to showcase the writer's prose rather than an actual interview. In other countries, long, straight-forward Q&A are still perfectly acceptable.

This is what she wants to find out:

I guess you missed the io9 article about this over a week ago. It is not very contagious since it is no airborne, but it is highly infectious—just a bit of contact is enough to get infected.

Don't people spend that type of money on sporting events and concerts?

Yes, indeed. I believe now they are usually referred to via their language, Nahuatl. So, "Nahua peoples."

It's the first link to LiveScience. It compares entire states. And, unless I'm missing something, not really that noteworthy.

Until it becomes a big issue in a senate race, then people make it seem totally uncomplicated.

I dunno. Doesn't seem like there is any clarity at all in this. You call it bullshit if they are "practically speaking white," but you also say it's a bad move to criticize for not being "native enough."

I thought you were questioning the use of the phrase? I think you missed that my comment was too.

I was talking to a German student who's been studying in the US for a few years now, and she started talking about our "rape culture." "You guys have a rape culture. It's scary what goes on here, especially in those fraternities. Germany doesn't have a rape culture."

Wow. Indiana has a new law where you have to card EVERYONE of ANY age EACH and EVERY time they enter the store/bar.

I remember Bill Clinton giving a talk to students in China and he stopped to explain what a census was. Ha!

Some of my friends signed up using their real name, but when they later realized their postings might cause problems in their professional lives, they changed to using a pseudonym. But we all know who they really are and things continue as before in the social network.