Normally used by teachers to
cover up when they make an
idiotic mistake. By saying "Just trying to see if you were paying attention" teachers can make it seem like they meant to make their dumb mistake, when really they're just stupid...
Teacher: "
On the test, we had over 5 FLAIRURES"
Student: "Don't you mean
failures?"
Teacher: "NO, i was
just trying to see if you were paying attention"
Student: "ah, of course"
