The check-out girl was dutifully scanning our purchases, when all of a sudden she stopped and stared at two vegetables on the conveyor belt.
Check-out girl: Excuse me, what are these?
Gareth and Jane (together): Courgettes!
Check-out girl: Thanks. I recognised them, just didn’t know what they were called.
She looks at her product list.
Check-out girl: Excuse me, is this how you spell it?
She shows Gareth the product list.
Gareth: Erm, no. That’s pomegranates. It’s C-O-U-R …
Check-out girl: Oh.
She looks at her product list.
Check-out girl: Oh, here it is. It’s right at the top of the list. I couldn’t see it for looking.
No!
She couldn’t see it because
- she didn’t know what it was, and
- couldn’t spell it.
What do they teach kids these days?!?