If you were given the choice between paddling or detention at school

@AbbeyP no choice for us , a visit to the headmistress

@AbbeyP We sometimes got a choice of detention or the slipper. I can't recall anyone opting for the detention.

@AbbeyP cane or slipper from the game’s master. No choice on either

@Royrogers How many smacks did you get for putting an apostrophe where it doesn't belong? I think that deserves six.

@Crazychick My English teacher was fond of using the slipper.

@Sharon I was good at English but I might have made a few deliberate mistakes if I could have had the slipper for it.

@Crazychick I got the slipper a lot in English lessons. My English only improved after I left school.

@AbbeyP Was the cane on naked buttocks.

@sally1981 in class ?

@Royrogers @sally1981 I would have attended every class