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by 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! :-)

2 comments

That's not true. Who told you that?
Product of homeschooling no doubt. Technically correct, but missing the forest for the trees re: colloquial usage.