In case you are wondering about the posting name, let me explain: as an English teacher, I have my pet peeves in student writing. I also have my favorite errors. This is a case of my favorite typo. It endears the student to me when I am reading their writing, it's moving along at a good clip, it's developed, focused, etc. when I suddenly come upon a statement such as this: "And Suzy cried out to Bob, 'Hurry! We only have fifteen minuets until the movie starts!'" While this may not be particularly amusing to you, I have a brilliant image of ballerinas twirling rapidly through the air to an intense passage of classical music. While my dictionary tells me that I should not, in fact, be seeing ballerinas, but rather couples performing a slow, stately dance, I cannot help what appears in my mind. And that picture tickles my brain.
One such moment occurred today in class. It does not fail that in any batch of papers, my favorite typo appears. And, since I just created this blog and this name two days ago, it has been in the forefront of my mind, moreso than usual. Therefore, when I found that typo in one of my student's papers during her presentation, it was with great effort that I stifled the laughter of amusement welling up within me.
