Crying Over Misspelt Milk
The only thing worse than spelling mistakes is deliberate misspellings. I hate it. How can you expect kids to learn correct spelling when a "Drive Through" is always a "Drive Thru?" Oh dear, I just revealed I’m a spelling-Nazi. It gets worse all the time. I was walking past a blackboard menu outside a cafe and I almost stopped to rub out an unnecessary letter. If I were a super-hero I would stalk the streets in a stiff cardigan and a pair of sensible shoes, wielding a giant liquid paper pen.
Sometimes, I think the drugs were still wearing off at the time of signing the birth certificate. One child I know has been named, "Blade". With a name like that he has little choice but to become a superhero. Another day a young American came handed me a form with only one letter for his first name. I handed it back and said, "We need your full name there." He smiled and replied, "That is my full name." There could never be an adequate explanation for this. The only thing I could imagine was that his parents fantasized about their boy growing up to be a James Bond movie character.
Princess Mary is really missing out at the moment - the royal baby name book is pretty slim. From what I hear you basically take any name that's been used before, pick your favourite, then put the others after it in descending order of preference. It must be a weight off her mind. Other mums agonise over whether to name their child after fruit, exotic flowers or baking ingredients. I know has named their child Anacki and I like it. If you are going to identify your child's most distinguishable trait then the highest state of social chaos is highly appropriate. I hope she names her next child "Kaos" and he or she gets a doctorate someday. Til’ then, I’ll keep correcting my spellchecker.
Sometimes, I think the drugs were still wearing off at the time of signing the birth certificate. One child I know has been named, "Blade". With a name like that he has little choice but to become a superhero. Another day a young American came handed me a form with only one letter for his first name. I handed it back and said, "We need your full name there." He smiled and replied, "That is my full name." There could never be an adequate explanation for this. The only thing I could imagine was that his parents fantasized about their boy growing up to be a James Bond movie character.
Princess Mary is really missing out at the moment - the royal baby name book is pretty slim. From what I hear you basically take any name that's been used before, pick your favourite, then put the others after it in descending order of preference. It must be a weight off her mind. Other mums agonise over whether to name their child after fruit, exotic flowers or baking ingredients. I know has named their child Anacki and I like it. If you are going to identify your child's most distinguishable trait then the highest state of social chaos is highly appropriate. I hope she names her next child "Kaos" and he or she gets a doctorate someday. Til’ then, I’ll keep correcting my spellchecker.
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