When you're in a spelling bee and you miss a word, you never forget the word you missed and the proper spelling of it. Ever.
6th grade. The reader said “Certify” and then used “Certified” in a sentence. I can’t remember which tense I spelled, but whichever one wasn’t the one they were looking for. The reader was my older sisters’ English teacher.
My word in 5th grade was “artichoke.”
6th grade. “aisle.” I didn’t even make it past qualifying, actually. I should have probably been in a slow class.
