I spell it with 2 f's b/c it is unique

ksayles · May 2010

One of my students just said this to me. I told her definitely was spelled with 1 "f" not 2. She said she meant to write it that way b/c it makes her paper unique.

huh? There is no debate. Definitely is definitely spelled d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y.

June 3rd, you are too far away.

Mrs.Carlybella · May 2010

you should grade her paper FF and tell her she will get a non-unique grade when she uses non-unique spelling

Ana Ramey · May 2010

I have a girl whose name is Alex, but she spells is Alykz just to be different.?

Chrysallys · May 2010

Mrs.Carlybella:
you should grade her paper FF and tell her she will get a non-unique grade when she uses non-unique spelling

Best comeback EVER!

jillianfries · May 2010

What grade do you teach?

Temp534591562502098 · May 2010

ah, narcissism

bourk997 · May 2010

As a teacher, I know how annoying those things can be. But you have to admit- still pretty funny, lol.

We call my little cousin "Ramen", as in ramen noodles because he eats them so much. Well his teacher wasn't happy when he started writing Ramen. N. Gilmore on all his papers. We thought it was hysterical.

ksayles · May 2010

Mrs.Carlybella:
you should grade her paper FF and tell her she will get a non-unique grade when she uses non-unique spelling

I love this idea.

The thing is, she is in my regular English class, not my remedial class. My remedial class gets that if you spell something wrong, it is wrong. She thinks everything is debatable. Her mother is her bff, so I don't need to explain that one to you. **

**She has the "I'd rather you drink at my house so I know where you are" kind of mom.**

MrsJY · May 2010

Sassy little thing! Two f"s is new, I always get "a" instead of "i"

itkatydid@gmail.com · May 2010

::lurking from 3-6:: hope you don't mind

But I just wanted to comment that I feel like it is so sad that it seems that kids don't know how to spell at all anymore because of their texting slang. My best friend's daughter who is a very bright girl always texts me and says things like "heyy how aree youuuuu?" I always think that I know she knows how to spell the words correctly NOW but when does it become that she just starts remembering that that is the way they are spelled? I think it is sad!

Mrs.Carlybella · May 2010

itkatydid@gmail.com:
::lurking from 3-6:: hope you don't mind

But I just wanted to comment that I feel like it is so sad that it seems that kids don't know how to spell at all anymore because of their texting slang. My best friend's daughter who is a very bright girl always texts me and says things like "heyy how aree youuuuu?" I always think that I know she knows how to spell the words correctly NOW but when does it become that she just starts remembering that that is the way they are spelled? I think it is sad!

it is sad- I would have students write u instead of you in responses and not even realize it