I make my living crafting both verbal and visual images. Years ago I was a school teacher despairing of ever being able to instill a love of language and respect for spelling and grammar in my disinterested students.
Yesterday I read a post on Facebook from my niece who was talking about seeking "shox" in the mall and that the product was out of "stalk" in the selected store. Being a 'good aunt' - I berated her for her (still) abysmal spelling in the hopes of enlightening her slightly. I was only partially right. It turns out that "shox" is a feature of certain Nike brand shoes. Really? So, for jumping on your head about the "shox", dear niece, I do apologize for being behind the times.
BUT - they are still out of "stock" at the store. They don't grow on "stalks".
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Although your apology is justified, the young people of today do need to be taken to task for their appalling language skills. It's hard to believe that high school graduates d o not know the difference between a stalk and the stock.
ReplyDeleteYou would have loved having me in your class when you were teaching. I loved anything and everything in literature and language arts.