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Teacher vs. Professor

Hi guys❗ I'm sure that you have ever heard these words, which sometimes are confused.


Do you know what the difference between them is❓ If you don't know it, read the following ❸ conversations and try to guess. Good luck 🍀❗

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Rose: Who's you 🇬🇧  teacher❓
John: It's Emma. She teaches very well.

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Jenny: Do you remember our secondary 🏫 teacher❓
Louis: Of course❗ She taugh 🎨🎭.
Jenny: Yesterday, I came across her. She´s pregnant.
Louis: Oh❗ That's nice.

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Aunt: I haven´t seen your brother around. How are things with him❓
Niece: Great❗ He's recently been named the 📈💰 professor in his workplace.


Did you guess the difference between these nouns❓ Well; if you are 😕, don´t 😟 don´t 😢. Let´s see their uses 😉.

Teacher
A 👨/👩 whose job is teaching in a school.
      Who's your English teacher?
                           ↳ English/maths/etc. + teacher
      Do you remember our secondary school teacher?
                                             ↳ primary/secondary/etc. + teacher

Professor
This noun is used to refer to a high-ranked teacher that works at university.
     He's recently been named the economics professor in his workplace.
                                                        ↳ economics/history/etc. + professor


Remember❗
We use the noun teacher to refer to someone who works teaching in a school.
While, we use professor to call a person who teaches at university.

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