Re: Blackboards (was Re: Untouchables [Andreas J., please read])
| From: | Muke Tever <hotblack@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, December 5, 2003, 17:44 |
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On Thu, 4 Dec 2003 19:45:47 -0500, Ph. D. <phild@...> wrote:
> Roger Mills scripsit:
>>
>> Actually, I was going to say "You will go to the _[black]board_ and
>> write....." but didn't, as I wasn't sure younger people would recognize
>> the term. At least in many (all?) schools in the US, blackboards are now
>> green.
>> However, I see Tristan used the word, so apparently it persists.
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>
> When I was in school in the late 1960s, newly
> installed "blackboards" were green. In the 1970s,
> newly installed "blackboards" were brown. I was
> at the local elementry school last year, and many
> teachers were using whiteboards. (I believe the
> dust in the air from using chalk has become a
> health concern.)
Has the word "chalkboard" not appeared in this thread at all? That's what
they got called here...
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