Spelliing Isn'T Easy.... [correcting A Young Person's Spelling; Spelling Tricks; My Mistake! ]

> It is true that some tasks are easier > for some people than for others. > I don't know if spelling is usually easier > for sisters or for brothers. > I've spoken English for over sixty years, > and written it almost as long, > but still sometimes when i spell words > they come out.......oh so wrong! > > A bright young poet wrote me a poem, > and she did her best. > She was brave enough to sit at Ray's, > unlike all the rest. > I corrected spelling, but I LIKE her poem, > and I told her it was so. > She said she wasn't good at spelling. > I hope I did not fill her with woe. > > Now I've read the poem again. It still > is good and it even rhymes! > But even a GREAT poet like ME > needs help with English sometimes. > So now I'll try to think of some tricks > to help her along. > If i were a great composer (I'm not) > i could turn this into a song. > > SaLmon Lives in oceans, rivers, and Lakes. > It may sound Like samon, but an L it takes. > Flavorful only has 2 Ls, though you might think 3. > It's the same for beautiful, as some flowers can be. > Yogurt's a tough one. it has NO e, it is trUe. > When YOU think of YOgUrt, just think of YOU! > > More than one banana is BANANAS, not banana's. > Banana's is a contraction or shows possession. > And remember the Y and apostrophe in THEY'RE. > Good luck. Have fun. This is the end of the session. > >