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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not being in education, I would immediately think misspelling vs term. I would not have googled the word, just assumed the teacher misspelled close. Who would think otherwise if you weren't familiar with the term?[/quote]

My SIL is in a different field from me. I don't assume that she has [b]mispelled [/b]words because I am unfamiliar with them.[/quote]
I think the point here is that the word was presented to 1st graders as a typical reading word when they (and their parents) have no idea what it means and do not use it in everyday life. Additionally, the word was used in a pun as a replacement for "Close" when many of the kids do not know the correct spelling for "close" and will now assume that it is to be spelled with a 'z'. [/quote]

OMG, are you serious? I'm sure 1st graders are paying utmost attention to the title of their worksheets. Your kid is not at risk for spelling the word "close" with a "z" instead of an "s" for their rest of their life.  This is a manufactured "problem" by parents who clearly have too much time on their hands.[/quote]
OMG! I am serious. Yes, kids notice everything and they will absolutely misspell "close" from here on out until they are corrected many times. OMG! OMG![/quote] Wow, scarred for life! Poor things will never know when to use to, too, and two. They will never know the difference between homophones and homographs. Life ruin in the first grade. Farewell, Harvard![/quote]

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