+455 If you're reading this and it's in English, thank a teacher and a Veteran. If you think a Veteran takes care of pets, don't thank that teacher, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Before anyone says anything, yes, I do know that Chris Colfer tweeted this. I just thought this awesomeness should be shared with the awesomeness of amirite.com.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

and also on amirite.net

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I always make that mistake. lol

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It's quite alright.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

lolwut

by Anonymous 12 years ago

What if your teacher didn't teach you to read?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I do not understand this post... :(

by Anonymous 12 years ago

"If you're reading this and it's in English, thank a teacher" because your teacher taught you to read English. "If you think a Veteran takes care of pets, don't thank that teacher" because veteran sounds similar to veterinarian, but if you think a veteran is a vet, don't thank the teacher because they didn't teach you properly. Get it now?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I don't understand what a Veteran has to do with my ability to read English.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The more often used quote is "If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you're reading it in English, thank a veteran." as a way of showing that soldiers defended our country so that we still speak the language we spoke long ago (or other patriotic BS, I don't really buy into that stuff.)

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Psht, not only people from an English country can read English. d

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Precisely.. that's why I dislike patriotic sayings like that.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

You "don't buy into" thanking veterans? Why don't you move somewhere else, if you don't appreciate what we have in this country. They're the ones who have fought for our freedom, who have ensured that we remained free.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The last war that was even close to being fought for the freedom of America was World War II, and most of those veterans are dead.

by Anonymous 12 years ago