...but apparently they also need to be taught that "essay" is a word, & not the abbreviation SA (what they think SA stands for goodness knows!)
(my informant is a secondary school English teacher - we got into this via a discussion about whether anymore is a single word or not. Of course it is in some contexts, but some spellchecks don't like it, & she's wondering now whether it's safer to try to steer them away from the single word altogether)
(or doesn't it really matter...? )
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Ok, we know KS3 kids still need to be taught that alot & aswell are not single words...
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Ponders · 13/02/2011 13:56
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