The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for January 23, 2013
Transcript:
Teacher: For vocabulary, today, I'm going to give each of you a word to spell and give an example of. Wilberforce, your word is "error". Wilberforce: A-I-R-E-R. Teacher: Well, that is incorrect for the spelling, but I suppose you could say it's correct as an example.
pouncingtiger over 11 years ago
To air is Wilberforce
iceturtle over 11 years ago
We uses airers all the time here in New Zealand – particularly in winter, when the clothes won’t dry unless they are by the fire.
J Short over 11 years ago
She aired her opinion on his err in spelling error.
flagfly over 11 years ago
She also ended that first sentence with a preposition.
RockChalkJayhawk over 11 years ago
To airer is human..
senrabaliehs over 11 years ago
The true airer is grammatical, and perpetrated by the creator. Perhaps this is an opportunity for a sequel strip!
locake over 11 years ago
Airer is a valid English word. The teacher should have given him the definition if she wanted him to spell ERROR.
djkidkaos over 11 years ago
I am a FAN of that :)