I'll upbraid you.

Me: Sanctimonious

Student: Hoity toity . . .

Me: . . .

Student: . . . piety

Me: . . . Ok, close enough. Upbraid.

Student: It's how my mom wears her hair. She wears it up in a braid, an upbraid.

Me: Really?

Student: It's really pretty, in an upbraid.

Me: No.

I was going to say Democratic-Republican, but that works.

Me: So you remember the difference between Jefferson and Hamilton? We talked about it last week.

Student: Yes, Hamilton was a . . . Federalist?

Me: Yup. And he promoted a strong federal government, while Jefferson was for state's rights. But then he did that Louisiana Purchase thing which was against his ideals as . . . what was it that he was?

Student: An Anti-Federalist?

Me: Right, but there is a word.

Student: Hypocrite?

We are not pleased!

Student: I haven't edited this paper at all.

Me: Ok, let's see. . . . . hm . . . Galileo was executed because the Church was not pleased with his heresy. Really?

Student: What?

Me: Who talks like that? It is like the royal we. I am not pleased with this sentence.

I, give, up.

Me: Do you know what waive means?

Student: Like when you see someone on the street?

Me: That is w-a-v-e. This is with an i.

Student: Like when you waive your rights?

Me: Exactly. Give up.

Student: [writes on card]

Me: It's "give up", not "give, up"