Convos with the Doctor

Student (37, Doctor): It is a very impotent matter
Female Teacher: imPORtant
Student: impotent
Feamle Teacher: No, im-POR-tant.. (chuckles) You don't want to say impotent
Student: Why?
Female Teacher: Well, impotent means something else.

(Same student, next class)
Student: I was at a study group and I was reading and I said "important"
Female Teacher: Oh, really?
Student: Yes, I said "important"
Feamle Teacher: Ok
Student: I said "important" instead of "impotent" because you told me to. The other people said it was wrong.
Female Teacher: uh... well, you're supposed to say "important"
Student: They said that is wrong
Female Teacher: Well, then you should say the other way