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• DarkPassenger@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Please read some of the books before you give them away. You have a fair bit to learn about the English language before you should consider teaching it.

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  • otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Lol, why the elitism here? It doesn’t seem like OP is trying to do anything bad.

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    • scarabic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I don’t think it’s elitist to say that you should read books before you build a library. That’s just good advice. And it’s fair to wonder if someone who cannot string a sentence together reads many books.

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      • otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        The elitist part was saying that someone should learn more about the English language before trying to help others learn.

        They didn’t merely"wonder" if someone read many books. They were dismissing someone’s desire to donate books and help people.

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    • DarkPassenger@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Definitely not being elitist. It is elitist for OP to assume they need to “educate” individuals in jail because they’re a nurse. I’m a social worker and have worked with people of all backgrounds including incarcerated. I’ve learned something from every person I’ve worked with and I only teach things within my scope of expertise.

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      • HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Cool. I was in prison and read a lot in prison. I was very happy that people donated those books and couldn’t give one flying fuck if they wanted me to learn something or not.

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      • otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I’m surprised that a social worker would be saying “You have a fair bit to learn about the English language” to someone who is looking to donate books to a prison…

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    • starlinguk@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      They’re looking down on people while using terrible English.

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      • otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I think they’re more looking down on the jail itself for not having many books.

        As well, writing ability does not indicate someone’s overall level of capabilities.

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  • HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Jfc just let the person do a nice thing

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  • Patnou@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Where did I say i was going to teach english.??

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• Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  This is crazy

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