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Meaning of teacherese | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The sort of language spoken by teachers.

humorous, sometimes, uncountable

Examples

“'Troubled', the headmaster had said, presumably teacherese for the same thing.”
“This latter was a nice teacherese way of saying that Alex was hopelessly uncoordinated. It took her forever to learn to put on her underpants […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

teacheress teacherhood teachering teacherness Teachers Teachers Village East

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