Spell Correctly!

Not that you can tell someone’s spelling in a spoken conversation…

Hmm. I think I’ve mentioned “alright” before. The kid is correct, even though it might be a losing battle.

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But he got them both right! Good for him. I’ll tell you what they are after the comic. See if you can tell what they are.

• First panel—Most people would say “…wish I was.” The rule is that when you state something contrary to fact, you should use the subjunctive, which he does.
• Second panel—He correctly used lying (progressive of “lie”) instead of the incorrect “laying.”

The humor is in whether the statements are metaphors or similes…

I was lucky! The comic for the next day contains the needed definitions:

the conversation continues…

and more:

As you can tell, Frazz is a pretty good comic for us English teachers. Go click the link below the first comic and read a few.

Or I could say they’re both right.

Another definition of entitle is “to give a title to something,” So the teacher is using a correct, if longer than necessary, word.

Okay, teachers, post this on your classroom wall! In fact, if you have trouble with this word, post it on your own wall!

The only things missing here are pointing out that the simple past of “to lie” is “lay,” and the simple past of “to lay” is “laid.” And the simple past of telling a falsehood is “lied.”