| General Fiction posted July 11, 2022 |
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50 words
Unexplained English
by Wils
“Young man, I have taught English for twenty years and the rule has always been ‘I before E except after C.’”
Twelve-year-old Charlie looked at the words he had written: forfeit, weigh, their, heir and back at his school ma’am’s wrinkled scowl.
“You need to go back to school, Miss.”
50 Word Flash writing prompt entry
“Young man, I have taught English for twenty years and the rule has always been ‘I before E except after C.’”
Twelve-year-old Charlie looked at the words he had written: forfeit, weigh, their, heir and back at his school ma’am’s wrinkled scowl.
“You need to go back to school, Miss.”
Twelve-year-old Charlie looked at the words he had written: forfeit, weigh, their, heir and back at his school ma’am’s wrinkled scowl.
“You need to go back to school, Miss.”
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