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mikece
213 days ago
Wait... you homeschool your kids and yet you write "...and [they] are jealous that she does both." No, they are ENVIOUS: one envies what they don't have and are jealous of what they have.
Sorry, couldn't let that one slide! :-)
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istjohn
213 days ago
That's not true. Who told you that?
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streb-lo
213 days ago
Product of homeschooling no doubt. Technically correct, but missing the forest for the trees re: colloquial usage.
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