the 'Einstein' never wrong?
'Einstein' is refers to someone that very smart. But, is it true that this kind of person never do a simple mistake? I don't think so, but my friends say yes. Usually I get more that 90 for all lessons in my class and that makes me be the 'Einstein' in my school. But last week when I had physic test, I wasn't focus enough, so you can guess that the result not very satisfiying. I got 72! The worst score that I have ever gotten. Of course my friends were very surprised. And they kind of mocking me. Of course I can do a mistake right? I'm a human so that's normal. My friends always say that I would never do a mistake!
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the Is 'Einstein' Never Wrong?
'Einstein' is refers to someone that who is [1] very smart. But, is it true that this kind of person never do a makes simple mistakes? I don't think so, but my friends say yes. Usually I get more than 90/100 [2] for all lessons in my class and that makes me be the 'Einstein' in my school. But last week when I had a Physics test, I wasn't focused enough, so you can guess that the result was not very satisfying. I got a 72! {Better: My grade was a 72} The worst score that I have ever gotten {better: received}. Of course, my friends were very surprised. And they were kind of mocking me. Of course I can do make a mistake, right? I'm a human so that's it's normal. My friends always say that I would never do make a mistake!1. "That" refers to things, "who" refers to people.
2. You need a reference scale here.
My two cents: A smart person is not necessarily a genius, and Einstein was a once-in-a-generation kind of genius, so the analogy is a bit of a stretch. I think it would have been perfectly fine to just frame yourself as the smartest student in class, and the effect that this reputation has when you don't live up to the expectations of others.
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