>I'm sure he'd also agree with me just before using "snuck" in a sentence and winking.

I strongly doubt that.

"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure, that just ain't so."

So, you are not much of a fan of Samuel Clemens then.

His advice of - "Never let your schooling get in the way of your education." - is worth keeping in mind.