Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Compound It!

So anyway I was at Lean's school yesterday helping the teacher label the supplies. All was going well until she asked me to write homework on the red folders. Oh my gaaawwwd, I couldn't remember if homework was one word or two. I'm compound word challenged in a very bad way. Is it one word or two? I never know.

Crap, I was too embarrassed to ask. After all I used to be a teacher and dealt with homework daily. GAAACK! So I wrote it as one word with a slight gap between the e and the w so if needed I could add longer sticks on the w to make it two words. Oh the pressure. Finally the teacher took the class to the rest room (one word or two?). I dashed around like a super sleuth looking through papers on her desk, pulling out folders--there had to be something about homework somewhere. Hurry hurry hurry, they're coming back. She'll have to redo the folders and everyone will know I'm a ditz, Oh the horror!!! But then I saw it labeled on an in box (one word or two?). One word. ..... Kay

10 comments:

Brian o vretanos said...

Whether it's one word or two depends on whether you mean homework or home work.

Brian o vretanos said...

I'd charge most people $1000 for advice like that, but since it's you...

Jean Knee said...

it stinkin better be one word

Brian o vretanos said...

homework as in school work done at home
home work as in home working.

Brian o vretanos said...

If the teacher didn't make it clear enough which one she meant you to write, she can't blame you. In fact, you can sue her for humiliation.

That's $3000 you owe me.

Jean Knee said...

uhm


charge it?

ReformingGeek said...

You are so funny, Girl.

But I know what you mean.

Melissa said...

I'm way to used to using the computer spell check. I love those little squiggly red lines that tell me that I'm about to make a fool of myself...

Bee said...

You are not alone. Is "together" one?
TO-GET-HER
I hate learnin' stuff.

Dan said...

funny.
I still have a hard time reading your posts.
You need to have a Polka Pot intervention.