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		mikece 29 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Homeschooling hits record numbers Wait... you homeschool your kids and yet you write "...and [they] are jealous that she does both." No, they are ENVIOUS: one envies what they don't have and are jealous of what they have. Sorry, couldn't let that one slide! :-)

istjohn 29 days ago | [–]

That's not true. Who told you that?

streb-lo 29 days ago | [–]

Product of homeschooling no doubt. Technically correct, but missing the forest for the trees re: colloquial usage.

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