To be so angry about this stupid English teacher!

[ILikeTrains]

My daughter's just told me how her English teacher has corrected her on her spelling of apostrophe. Not a huge thing to get angry about except that my daughter's spelling it correctly and the teacher keeps telling her to spell it apostrophie! This is her English teacher, how on Earth is she supposed to respect and be inspired by this teacher.

I know it's quite a small this to get annoyed about but it's just really wound me up.

[bundaberg]

really?? i would write a note pointing this out! you're right, she's an English teacher, she should know how to spell it correctly

[AgentZigzag]

I'm not anal about spelling and punctuation, but that's pretty crap for an English teacher.

Not sure how you can say it though, I'm guessing it won't go down very well.

[Heartbrokenmum73]

Erm, in both uses of 'daughter's' in the OP, the use of apostrophe is correct.

First instance she is shortening 'daughter has', second instance shortening 'daughter is'. Both need an apostrophe!

[BlackholesAndRevelations]

Ahem. Kim, you are wrong. Both apostrophes are for contractions: daughter has, and daughter is.

I'd be fucked off too, op; definitely put her straight!!

[millyrainbow]

Daughter's = daughter has

[ILikeTrains]

We have a tutor day coming up, they're going to know I'm not impressed with this lady. I could have forgiven it (just) if it had been any other teacher.

[mumofboyo]

Kim, an apostrophe in daughter's is right isn't it, as it's short for 'daughter has'?

Anyway, yes I would point it out. If I make a mistake I like to know about it so I can rectify it.

[BlackholesAndRevelations]

Lots of cross posting!

[BooItTooJulia]

My son was told that discombobulated wasn't a real word by his teacher.

In the end, I just told ds that not everyone can know everything. However, an English teacher should know better.

Calling teachers stupid, btw, isn't generally well received....

[Heartbrokenmum73]

And that would piss me off too, especially as it's an English teacher!

My Maths teacher at college (and the whole sodding class!) shouted me down for spelling out 'meringue', then the teacher wrote 'merang' on the board. I was 19 and shocked. If that happened now, I'd photocopy the bloody dictionary and take it in with me. Fuckwit of a teacher (mine, not yours).

[Chewbecca]

YANBU - but I disagree it is a small thing - it's a big problem for me if an English teacher cannot spell.

[Heartbrokenmum73]

Kim

[CackleCackle]

Give your daughter a small dictionary. Underline apostrophe in it. Let her take it to school.

[CackleCackle]

Give your daughter a small dictionary. Underline apostrophe in it. Let her take it to school.

[Caitlin17]

I'd definitely take it up politely with the teacher.
(Having of course checked several dictionaries just to make sure"ie" isn't an acceptable alternative spelling)

[BrokenSunglasses]

I wouldn't mind a teacher making a mistake, but the fact that they are inviting they are right without even bothering to check would piss me right off.

YANBU to bring it up.

[CackleCackle]

Sorry for double post.

[FourEyesGhoul]

YANBU to be annoyed and surprised.

Have you seen for yourself that the teacher's spelling it incorrectly (in your daughter's exercise book, for example)? Because I have trouble believing that a fully qualified English teacher can't spell 'apostrophe' correctly. For a start, many secondary English classrooms have a punctuation list (with each piece of punctuation and its name) on the wall.

[ajandjjmum]

By her a dictionary as a Christmas present. Highlight 'apostrophe' and put a note on the tag saying 'please see Pg. *'.

[ReluctantBeing]

I'm an English teacher and I am shocked at the basic errors some of my colleagues make. I think you should send a note in and point out her error.