Spelling Police!

[meboriqua at aol.com]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Chris Dossett" <dosser at b...> wrote:
> 
>   Have you ever thought that some people, like me, have never read 
any of the books?  I have them all on tape read by Stephen Fry, so it 
is very hard for people like me to spell "Gryffindor", "Quidditch" or 
any of the unusual words in the books.  Please be patient with us and 
keep your virtual red felt pens in your pockets. :-)>

Okay, okay!  I hadn't thought of that.  However, there is not red felt 
pen on this girl (I don't even use them when I correct my students' 
essays).  As much as I would like to email each and every person who 
makes hideously annoying mistakes, I don't - I promise.  

I knew I'd get slammed for commenting on people's grammar and spelling 
mistakes.  I just couldn't help it.  It's a pet peeve of mine; 
especially when people (like my students) get apostrophe-happy.  
Sorry!  No more comments from me.  :-/  That's me with my mouth 
closed.

--jenny from ravenclaw, who has been known to be corrected numerous 
times by her students, like when she said "My father's boyfriend" 
instead of "My boyfriend's father" to her English 
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