Since I’m running low on school-related material – we’re on inter-term break until the second week of January – I offer this as a Grammar Wednesday piece. A very dear friend sent me an email titled “If Santa Answered His Mail Honestly,” and this was the very first entry:
Dear Santa: I wud like a kool toy space ranjur fer Xmas. Iv ben a gud boy all yeer.
Yer Frend, BiLLy
Dear Billy,
Nice spelling. You’re on your way to a career in lawn care.
How about I send you a frigging book called a dictionary so you can learn to read and write? I’m giving your older brother the space ranger. At least HE can spell!
~Santa
Happy Holidays, Everyone!
Hihihi… I bet your students will like this too…
Lump of coal, indeed.
Oops–poops! Merry Christmas, Mrs. Chili!
Heh. I’ve wanted to answer a few student e-mails in that fashion. Spell check, people.