Finale Theam
SPAG can be fun98 total reviews
Comment from JeJo
oh my gosh, Brooke!
this is so, so hilarious!! It really bugs me when all my friends write in 'chat lingo' not because of the lingo, but because then they never spell right when they need to!
I did see all of them, the misspellings, the wrong verb tense, completely different words... oh my.. Here are the parts that made me laugh the most:
full of self of steam.
when you recited the pledge of elegance. (this is the best!)
Ware was he form?
Their I stood, my vowel to be true
I found over 130 errors... yes, I counted! wow... that is a lot in just one story! nice little story by the way :)
This was so much fun to read! Jen
reply by the author on 03-Dec-2010
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oh my gosh, Brooke!
this is so, so hilarious!! It really bugs me when all my friends write in 'chat lingo' not because of the lingo, but because then they never spell right when they need to!
I did see all of them, the misspellings, the wrong verb tense, completely different words... oh my.. Here are the parts that made me laugh the most:
full of self of steam.
when you recited the pledge of elegance. (this is the best!)
Ware was he form?
Their I stood, my vowel to be true
I found over 130 errors... yes, I counted! wow... that is a lot in just one story! nice little story by the way :)
This was so much fun to read! Jen
Comment Written 03-Dec-2010
reply by the author on 03-Dec-2010
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Pledge of Elegance is something I saw more than once and put me onto how horrible spell checkers are - a kid spells allegiance wrong and is then given a list of words he was possibly trying to spell, and elegance comes up at the top of the list. I saw posses for possess all the time too because of idiot spell checkers. I'm so glad you enjoyed reading this, Jen, and I swear I didn't make up one single error in this - I just worked errors I found over the years into a story. :-) Thanks for reviewing and counting!!! LOL :-) Brooke
Comment from JennieClare
What a grate pees of ritin!! I work in a primary school and some of the things kids say and write I could write a book on - now there's a thought - some answers to exam (sats) questions are the funniest! Well done.
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2010
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What a grate pees of ritin!! I work in a primary school and some of the things kids say and write I could write a book on - now there's a thought - some answers to exam (sats) questions are the funniest! Well done.
Comment Written 16-Sep-2010
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2010
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How cool that someone is writing this so long after I posted it - thanks so much :-) I'm glad you found it funny, and yes, I bet you collect all sorts of funny experiences in your job :-) Brooke
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Yes I do - I am going to look at some short works before daring to post my own! JennieClae
Comment from another jim
Well... I haven't laughed that loud and hard since Dubya was our President! What a thoroughly entertaining collection of SPAG you've amassed, Brooke! And let me tell you, the theme alone-- especially the ending, where the author quits because she "all ready...wrote more words then u required"--was worth the price of admission.
This is as good as any "theam" I've ever scene on this subject. LMAO! In fact, I'm gonna go back and read it again, just becuz.
Thanks for steering me in this direction! Best trip I've had all week...Jim.
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2010
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Well... I haven't laughed that loud and hard since Dubya was our President! What a thoroughly entertaining collection of SPAG you've amassed, Brooke! And let me tell you, the theme alone-- especially the ending, where the author quits because she "all ready...wrote more words then u required"--was worth the price of admission.
This is as good as any "theam" I've ever scene on this subject. LMAO! In fact, I'm gonna go back and read it again, just becuz.
Thanks for steering me in this direction! Best trip I've had all week...Jim.
Comment Written 08-Jan-2010
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2010
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I actually had a few students over the years stop in mid sentence once they achieved the minimum word count. It's even better than kids who write in book reports - I like this book very very very very very very very much :-) LOL Thanks for your compliments, Jim. Coming from such a great comedic writer, well - I am tickled pink :-) Brooke
Comment from shelley kaye
i started counting
butt i loosed count
this hear is mi favrit
"He reeked havoc with my fellings."
heeheehee
think u four the laff
shelley :)
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2010
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i started counting
butt i loosed count
this hear is mi favrit
"He reeked havoc with my fellings."
heeheehee
think u four the laff
shelley :)
Comment Written 08-Jan-2010
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2010
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Thanks, Shelley - glad you enjoyed - when I used to have to read 100 papers at a time, reading errors like this kept me going with the laughs :-) Brooke
Comment from E. W. Crowe
Pretty funny. Many errors, but hey, they stayed on topic. My children seem to roam. They could have started out talking about their "next store" neighbor, but somehow they would have ended up talking about whiskers on a cat. Anyway, good story.
reply by the author on 07-Nov-2008
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Pretty funny. Many errors, but hey, they stayed on topic. My children seem to roam. They could have started out talking about their "next store" neighbor, but somehow they would have ended up talking about whiskers on a cat. Anyway, good story.
Comment Written 07-Nov-2008
reply by the author on 07-Nov-2008
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Well, I wrote the story - I am able to duplicate errors, but yes, I would find it very difficult to duplicate bad storytelling - that takes more talent than I might have :-D
Thank you, Brooke :-)
Comment from PearlW
*Shaking with uncontrollable laughter* The ending was brilliant... it also shows imagination on your side, for coming up with this 'story' and being able to use just about every spelling mistake in the book!
Good job and fun to read.
reply by the author on 06-Nov-2008
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*Shaking with uncontrollable laughter* The ending was brilliant... it also shows imagination on your side, for coming up with this 'story' and being able to use just about every spelling mistake in the book!
Good job and fun to read.
Comment Written 06-Nov-2008
reply by the author on 06-Nov-2008
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Glad you enjoyed!! Thanks, Brooke :-)
Comment from P1
next store neighbour haha loved it
brooke this is great amazing how many
words sounds the same and have totally
different meanings. loved the story
and enjoyed the read. hugs lynda.
reply by the author on 06-Nov-2008
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next store neighbour haha loved it
brooke this is great amazing how many
words sounds the same and have totally
different meanings. loved the story
and enjoyed the read. hugs lynda.
Comment Written 06-Nov-2008
reply by the author on 06-Nov-2008
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Lynda, and each error, like that one, I encountered multiple times! Thanks, Brooke :-)
Comment from CMowery
This absolutely hysterical! I loved every mispelled word of it. It was too funny.
Love this line: I vowed never too take him for granite. hahaha
I hate when people write and say aks, instead of ask. It makes me want to scream.
Good job!
~Christin
reply by the author on 06-Nov-2008
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This absolutely hysterical! I loved every mispelled word of it. It was too funny.
Love this line: I vowed never too take him for granite. hahaha
I hate when people write and say aks, instead of ask. It makes me want to scream.
Good job!
~Christin
Comment Written 06-Nov-2008
reply by the author on 06-Nov-2008
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take for granite was a quite common error - I'm sure I encountered it several times a year, but it never got old. :-)
It's a classic! Aks is the worst, though usually just in speech, not in essays. Thanks so much, Brooke :-)
Comment from Marjorie D.
This was really entertaining. Of course, there are people who might read this and not know what I'm talking about. LOL I'm betting that text messaging on cell phones isn't helping kids a lot either. Scary! Thanks for the laughs, Brooke.
Marjorie
reply by the author on 06-Nov-2008
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This was really entertaining. Of course, there are people who might read this and not know what I'm talking about. LOL I'm betting that text messaging on cell phones isn't helping kids a lot either. Scary! Thanks for the laughs, Brooke.
Marjorie
Comment Written 06-Nov-2008
reply by the author on 06-Nov-2008
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Yes, things have gotten worse with ur for you are and not capitalizing the word I. And punctuation - yes, some are giving it up altogether thanks to texting. thanks for your positive review, Brooke :-)
Comment from raw form
Rofl I'm sorry to say it reminds me of my Dad, he can't spell to save his life and thats the one thing I dont have too much of a problem with. It's funny though because I did understand what your character was saying which scares me, but it was an enjoyable read nonetheless and I do hope that you were able to help some of the kids under your guidance.
reply by the author on 06-Nov-2008
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Rofl I'm sorry to say it reminds me of my Dad, he can't spell to save his life and thats the one thing I dont have too much of a problem with. It's funny though because I did understand what your character was saying which scares me, but it was an enjoyable read nonetheless and I do hope that you were able to help some of the kids under your guidance.
Comment Written 06-Nov-2008
reply by the author on 06-Nov-2008
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I tried very hard to keep the errors coming while still making the story understandable so it could be funny, so I'm glad you're telling me that worked! Some of my kids were budding Shakespeares, and some of them actually listened to me and improved. I wish I could say most of them, but I settled for 20%. : -) Thanks, Brooke
