On the whole, it’s probably just as well that they’re looking for a tutor.

From a help wanted posted on the NYC Craigslist: Experienced English tutor needed for private home lesson for two French kids ages 6 and 9. Lots of skills, patience and crop of teaching experience especially with kids is required. Ability … Continued

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From a help wanted posted on the NYC Craigslist:

Experienced English tutor needed for private home lesson for two French kids ages 6 and 9.
Lots of skills, patience and crop of teaching experience especially with kids is required.
Ability to speak French is required but not necessary.

Part-time ESL Teacher Needed (New York) [Craigslist]

2 Comments on “On the whole, it’s probably just as well that they’re looking for a tutor.”

  2. neubauer #

    Les idiots! The French words “requis” and “necessaire” are spelled almost the same way and have the same meaning as in English. Perhaps they need more than an English tutor.

    But I guess if you want to give them some benefit of the doubt, “requis” as an adjective means required, but it is also the past participle of “requerir”, which means “to request” AND looks a lot more like the word “required”. Perhaps they mean that speaking French is requested but not necessary.

    I’ll let the reader decide.

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