Letters to the Editor
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It's not just spellers; it's the readers too
I kid you not. This just happened as I was reading this article. The phone rings. Caller ID says it's an out of area call. Expecting it to be a phone solicitor, I take the call, as well-armed as Caller ID can make me.
A young woman's voice asks me, "May I please speak with Rebecca Louise xxxxxxx?"
Since my wife's middle name is Leigh, I answer honestly. "Never heard of her."
My phone solicitor, I'm sure by now is used to people lying to her, trying to corner me, spells my wife's name. She spells it correctly, but then repeats her initial mistake, "So, may I please speak with Rebecca Louise xxxxxxx?"
"I'm sorry," I repeat. "I've never heard of Rebecca Louise xxxxxxx." Not to be trapped in a battle of wits with an unarmed person, I hang up.
It's the same as this essay.
Only different.
And more annoying.