Spelling Test: E and C

Somewhere between third and fifth grade, I took a particular spelling test in which there was a relatively short word that contained the letter “e.” My writing of a lowercase “e” often looks like a “c” as I do not give it the care that it much deserves (more on this, never). After we had exchanged papers and finished the grading, the girl who graded mine had a question about this particular word containing the lowercase “e....

September 3, 2004