The Spelling Test
Published Jan 01, 1900
A sixth grade class is doing some spelling drills. The teacher asks Tommy if he can spell 'before'. He stands up and says, "Before, B-E-P-H-O-R."
The teacher says, "No, that's wrong. Can anyone else spell before?"
Another little boy stands up and says, "Before, B-E-F-O-O-R."
Again the teacher says, "No, that's wrong." The teacher asks, "Tyrone, can you spell 'before'?"
Tyrone stands up and says, "Before, B-E-F-O-R-E."
"Excellent Tyrone, now can you use it in a sentence?"
Tyrone says, "That's easy. Two plus two be fore."
Originally published November 14, 2002.
