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Today is a teacher development day (aka: no students), and since grading papers is B.O.R.I.N.G., I started making a list of ridiculously misspelled words I found in my students' handwritten essays. Sometimes it takes a while to figure out what they're trying to say, so I've included an English translation. Keep in mind, these are sophomores! Here are my favorites:

"romodel” = role model
“eterny” = attorney
“ferindly” = friendly
“mischeff” = mischief
“nife” = knife
“inecinse” = innocence
“inecint” = innocent
“race’s” = racist
“flasely” =falsely

Geez, who is these kids' teacher? I swear, spell-check has ruined Generation Y.

Comments

Lindsi Jo said…
I may not have been the best student, but I can at least say that I was a pretty good speller. These are pretty bad! I do have to admit though, that lately I find myself having a hard time finding the spelling for words I should know.
3/20/09, 3:23 PM
Laurel said…
Oh, I think you're being too generous. Those kids aren't even using spell-check! I know I'm an overexaggeration of Hitler in grammar form, but come on. You've got to at least try!!!

And where IS that English teacher, anyway?
3/21/09, 1:11 PM
LEE BIEN said…
Whut doo yo meen, Michelle? There're smrt enuff two not knead skull.
3/21/09, 10:24 PM
Unknown said…
Love these--I started making a mental list myself as I was grading papers Saturday--so funny; so glad I caught the testis statement before that one made it out on the grading rubric :D spell check is so not perfect!
3/22/09, 8:35 PM
Scott and Megan said…
oh my gosh I'm still laughing at your mom's comment!!! LOL! Wow! I'm not sure whether to laugh or be very afraid for our future...ya, I'll just laugh! Nice work--I personally appreciate the time you took to do that...loved it!
3/23/09, 3:48 PM
Randy & JoAnna said…
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3/23/09, 3:56 PM
Randy & JoAnna said…
Hoked on fonicks werked fer me.....
3/23/09, 3:57 PM
Alicia said…
Awesome! Markelle read this list to me out loud the other day while we were hanging out. I think you should make a running list and post it in your room. yeah, I'm that mean; I would totally do that.
Seriously, awesome.
3/25/09, 9:59 AM
Rena Lesué said…
Today I saw "creact" for "correct".
3/25/09, 2:04 PM
The Emery's said…
I'm totally a blog stalker too! And I'm so glad that I have your blog now! It is so cute and those mispelled words cracked me up. And Kaiya is the cutest thing ever!
3/27/09, 2:45 PM
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