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I once was in a programming class where the task was "build a calculator". A student did one with buttons 1, 2, 3 all the way up to about 25 and then ran out of space on the screen. We've asked this before but liked it so much we're asking again: What's the best example of ignorance you've encountered?

(, Thu 30 Aug 2012, 12:30)
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The clue's in the name

American shop assistant: So, where are you from, then?

Me: England

Assistant: Oh really? And what language do people speak there, then?

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(, Sun 2 Sep 2012, 14:07, 3 replies)
It sounds like he misheard you. Do you have a strong regional accent by any chance?

(, Sun 2 Sep 2012, 19:57, closed)
Nope, standard RP.
And she understood me perfectly well in the conversation leading up to that gem.
(, Mon 3 Sep 2012, 11:44, closed)
Estuary.

(, Mon 3 Sep 2012, 11:37, closed)

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