Than (2)
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Feb 3, 2009
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One time I lost a spelling bee with the word "than". The moderator said the word, and he used it in a sentence like, "The sun is bigger than the earth." I spelled it T-H-E-N. And I lost. I walked to my seat and tearfully sat down next to my mom, who explained the difference between "then" and "than". I'll never forget that fateful day, nor will I ever get the two words confused again. Public education success? I guess you could call it that. You could also call it compulsory public humiliation by way of meaningless nerve-filled competition. Either one, I suppose. #language
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2009-02-08 12:49:54
Hi again. Speaking of public humiliation. I had a Bio Psych class at Rowan, and I wrote what I believed to be a brilliantly written paper regarding the effects of watching violent TV, movies, etc. and a person's overall behavior, i.e. aggressive tendencies. Sounds good, right? Anyway, I spelled one word incorrectly (peaked instead of piqued - who knew), and he made an "example" of me to the class about something or other. He was basically a rectal orifice. Enough said.
2009-02-08 13:53:36
Your instructor sounds like the epidemy of a rectal orifice.
(That's how I spelled "epitome" in a blue book exam in undergrad. Thankfully, Dr. Larkowski didn't make an example of me).
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