Orthography Enthusiast Gifts

Sugestshun Box: Spelling test.

"No, sweetie. Mommy doesn't buy food that's misspelled."

"Would you like me to annotate that for you?"

Pirate boy reciting the alphabet

Frank & Ernie's Diner. Special: Scrabbled Eggs. No, sir, it's not a misprint -- Ernie adds alphabet soup.

"Finally, the alphabet is paying off."

The British Territory of the South Sandwich Islands.

Italica

Woman holds report: 'This has so many different fonts in it, I thougt it was a ransom note.'

"You can use the alphabet to text. You can use the alphabet to tweet. Why can't you use the alphabet to spell?"

"This is a test. This is only a test. IF this had been the real world it'd be your job you'd be fighting for, not a letter of the alphabet."

"Letters would be all right if they'd just let us leave them in alphabetical order."

'A is for Arse.'

'After we learn the alphabet, are we going to learn how to text?'

'Yeah, but if it's NOT a mirage, maybe we can find Mapquest on it!'

'Why is it taking so long to eat your soup?'

Frank and Ernie's Country Diner. Special Alphabet Soup. Come in and sit for a spell.

'Very good and to the point.'

Can I have a look at the map?

"This alphabet soup is in Times New Roman. I ordered Segoe Script! May I please speak to the chef?"

Vacation Time: Hither, Thither, Yon.

“The two spaces after a period were a dead giveaway.”

Tiny air ship flying over globe.

"Writer's block?"

'We had to discontinue the alphabet soup, sir - Too many censorship problems.'

Workers family tree.

"The trouble with spelling rules is that they impede creativity."

'Nice graphics.'

Child lifting alphabet blocks.

Letterman Show: 'He's always been at my side...the one consonant in my life...'

Wildlife A-Z: 'Where the heck are zebras?'

"As you can see, I've learned the alphabet."

'It doesn't show it on this map....'

Reading: Phonics. Using phonics, you learn to read by the sounds of letters. Any questions? Yes. Why does "phonics" begin with "p-h" and not with "f"?

An explorer sees a sign in the jungle, which reads: 'You wiil be here'.