Froo

When proofreading the work of an elementary schooler, deciphering requires creativity. The word “froo,” for example, once appeared in a vocabulary sentence. Maintaining only one letter from the approved spelling, “froo” could only be identified within the context of its sentence - “he froo the ball at me.” As a more authentic spelling of the word (as pronounced by a third grade boy), I could not fault him, but since his teacher most certainly would, I suggested the more mainstream spelling. Someday when I am a English teacher, I will remind myself that innocent logic must sometimes trump scholastic law.