Things my students say: Pardon my French

One assignment I had my beginning students do around Christmas last year was tell me what they were planning to do during the holiday. I gave them some time to write their ideas down on paper and then I asked them about it.

Now imagine a student with a French accent.

Me: Do you have any plans for the holiday?
Student: Yes. My friend and I are going to visit our favorite bitch in the Swiss.
Me: Your what in Switzerland?
Student: Our bitch in Switzerland.
Me: Do you mean you're going to meet a friend in Switzerland?
Student: No. We go to a pretty, little bitch every Christmas.
Me:........Hang on. Let me see what you wrote on your paper. (She had written 'bitsch')
Me: I see. What do you mean by 'bitsch'?
Student: The place with sand.
Me: Oh. Beach. You are going to visit a beach.
Student: Yes...a bitch.


Sometimes I like to think the beach is my bitch, too.