to correct a word written by the teacher in my ds' spelling book?

[PeppermintPasty]

Gawd, I have actually just done it anyway, but I have the fear (slightly). Not the fear of being wrong I am never wrong, more the feeling that correcting the teacher is not quite the done thing.

Anyway, she wrote "wack" for my son to copy. Now, I have never heard of whack (I'm presuming) being spelled this way, so I googled it and it does exist, albeit as some kind of American, tut slang, as in "She looked wack". -This is a compliment, apparently.

Whilst writing this, I have realised that there are two strands to this AIBU. First, as above. The second is AIBU to be such an old gimmer that I do not realise that street lingo is all da rage. In Cornwall. Amongst primary school teachers.

Go on then, tell me what you think.

I meant-I found it can mean kill too

This reminds me of when DD2's teacher had written "don't forget the flick" in her handwriting book but she had joined the "L" and the "I" so it read as "don't forget the fuck"!

She was horrified when I pointed it out, we had a good laugh over it once her colour had returned to normal! She was a good sort

Sometimes, as a teacher, you write and see the same word so many times that it becomes like nonsense to you. I've forgotten how to spell some of the most basic words at times, and I think I'm a fairly good spellor.

Ha ha juniper, I see what you did there

Where's my red pen?