There is a week sometime during my early education that I was either mentally or physically not present. I don't know which, but I tend to lean towards the physical. I like to think that I was on one of our long trips to Cedar City. Or maybe my parents kept me home to help reshingle our roof (because they couldn't have done it without me). Either way, during this pivotal week of my education I am convinced that my classmates little brains where soaking up all the details of same sounding words. For my brain is completely devoid of any information on this topic. My sixth grade teacher noticed this deficiency and I was lucky enough to have my very own special spelling test. After my class mates and I finished the normal kid spelling test I and only I would be given the special kid spelling test as the rest of my class looked on. Scarred? Of course I'm not scarred. It's totally acceptable to have your weaknesses pointed out to all of your peers. Anyway, this test included words such as: Their and there or were, we're and wear. Despite my teachers good intentions my knowledge in same sounding words did not increase. To this day I still have Brigham spell check my writing because the computer spell check gives these mistakes a stamp of approval.
This leads me to the other night when Brigham came to bed quite late. I thought nothing of it. Early the next morning after Brigham had gone to work and the kids where sent off to school (Delicious well balanced lunches in hand). I sat down at my computer to read blogs and check my email. On my keyboard I found a stack of papers. And what can you guess was on this stack of papers? It was a very thorough list of same sounding words and some interesting definitions.
Here are a couple examples:
- two - 2
- to - I'm going to break your arm.
- too - also, in addition to - Get me an eggroll, too!
- whose - possessive, Whose stinky underpants are in the hallway?
- who's - who has: Who's been eating my cup-o-noodles?
- wood - What trees are made of
- would - What would Jack Bauer do?
- vain - ineffective
- vein - plumbing for your blood
So what can I learn from all of this? I should think twice before taking my kids out of school for a week because what is lost sometimes can't be found.
7 comments:
Spell check your brain Brum. Who's is short for Who is. Look who's talking 2, Who's the boss? I pity the foo who's eatin' my cup o noods. Who has, can easily be mistaken for something else. Who'a** warmed up the toilet seat? Who'a** stretched out my pants? Who'a** ate all the pop tarts?
ACTUALLY...It can be used for both: Who is and who has. Get back to your pop tarts.
I would like to think that the shingling of the roof gave you talents in other-than-spelling areas, beings you inherited all those talents from your father --- like laying tile and wood working! Needless to say, your weaknesses were put out there for all to see! Oh! I do think the roof was shingled in August, why would we do that in a cool month?
That is hilarious! I like to think I was there that week. It's the two weeks I missed in 7th grade - when we learned all the math skills that change your life - that I missed.
Tammy! ha ha ha ha! You are hilarious! I love it!!! So we know your strength is NOT in spelling, but I do think you are an amazing creative writer!!!! You ALWAYS have such great words and I laugh my A off! I will note that I do remember you had lil pieces of tape on your oscillating fan for the "off" and "hi" and "low" buttons... Well for "off" you put "of" and in papers... for "of" you'd put "ov"... Hey it works for ME!!! Don't worry Tam, the English language doesn't make sense phoenetically sometimes at all!
I love you girl! good times!
Wow, Tammy pointing out grammatical mistakes to someone else... never thought I'd live to see the day... :) Good job:) What a cute blog-- you are such a creative writer! It's fun to see this side of you!
Tammy... THAT WAS A HILARIOUD STORY!!!!
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