Thursday, October 16, 2008

A favorite forward!

A little teacher humor and a true story... people seriously need to learn to decipher the English Language....especially if they are going to create names for their children.

This is priceless!!! Suppose a new student enrolls in your school. Her name is Le-a How would you pronounce the child's name?
Leah? NO
Lee-A? NOPE
Lay-a? NO
Lei? Guess Again.
It's pronounced 'Ledasha'

Oh, yes...you read it right. The dash is not silent.
This child attends a school in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
Her mother is irate because so many faculty & staff are getting her name wrong. So, if you see something like this come across your desk, remember the mother's statement, "The dash don't be silent."

2 comments:

The Mama said...

I'm always up for a little language laughter. HA HA, I never would have got that one right. Thanks for the laugh!

The Espensens said...

Oh my gosh, that is priceless! I miss things like that so much! I miss you too, Ash! Hope things are going great! Looking so forward to Christmas time!