The Stuttering Student
Disclaimer: this one is a joke about a stutter.
A student visits the principal's office and the principal says to him, "What's your name, son?" He replies, "D-d-d-d-dav-dav-dav-david, sir." The principal asks him, "Oh, do you have a stutter?"
The student replies, "No sir, my father is a stutterer, and o tipo que registou o meu nome era um cretino.the guy who registered my name was a jerk.”
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The Plus version of this story
Um estudante vai ao gabinete do diretor e o diretor diz-lhe: "Qual é o teu nome, filho?"
Ele responde: "D-d-d-dav-dav-dav-david, senhor".
O diretor pergunta-lhe: "Oh, tens gaguez?"
O aluno responde: "Não senhor, o meu pai é que é gago, e o tipo que registou o meu nome era um cretino.”
A student goes to the principal's office and the principal says to him, "What's your name, son?"
He replies, "D-d-d-d-dav-dav-dav-david, sir."
The principal asks him, "Oh, do you have a stutter?"
The student replies, "No sir, my father is a stutterer, and the guy who registered my name was a jerk."
There is a Plus version of this story
The same story, taken further, for DailyNata Plus members. This one works on false friends and confusables.
- The whole story in Portuguese, and its English
- The words in it, explained, with examples
Written for level B1–B2. Every lesson has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.
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