Thursday 20 July 2023

Oxymoronic situation: 02 (Muting oneself) (London)

During an online Mandarin lesson with a group, one student’s side was producing a lot of noise (with her husband coming in to make coffee — it’s amazing how noise we often don’t notice can get amplified so much digitally), so she was asked to mute herself.  

    She then said, “OK, I’ve muted myself.”  

    Another student piped up, “How can we hear you if you've muted yourself?!?”

    Haha.


(London, 2023)


Update, 2024:  Another student in the group did the same thing the other week, saying, "I've muted myself.  Can you hear me now?"



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