Walt Whitman
Member
- Joined
- Jan 4, 2012
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- Italian
- Home Country
- Italy
- Current Location
- Italy
English teacher
If I said, “I’m an English teacher” what would you understand?
(a) I’m from England and teach English.
(b) I’m from Italy / France etc and teach English.
I would choose (a).
I’m asking because I’ve always thought of that sentence as a bit ambiguous.
“I’m a History teacher” does not carry any ambiguity. I surely teach History (the country where I’m from does not matter much).
So, in order to avoid ambiguity would “I’m a teacher of English” be a better option? Is it idiomatic?
Thanks a lot.
WW
If I said, “I’m an English teacher” what would you understand?
(a) I’m from England and teach English.
(b) I’m from Italy / France etc and teach English.
I would choose (a).
I’m asking because I’ve always thought of that sentence as a bit ambiguous.
“I’m a History teacher” does not carry any ambiguity. I surely teach History (the country where I’m from does not matter much).
So, in order to avoid ambiguity would “I’m a teacher of English” be a better option? Is it idiomatic?
Thanks a lot.
WW