• sugar_in_your_tea
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    11
    ·
    4 days ago

    Uh, xylophone doesn’t start with Z, back to kindergarten until you learn your letters.

      • sugar_in_your_tea
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        4 days ago

        The teacher clearly said “letter” though, so phonetics shouldn’t come into it. If they were named “Pete,” “Psycho Pete” would be reasonable and probably accurate.

        Also, xylophone is a noun anyway, so after they redo kindergarten, they’ll need to go back to second grade (or maybe first?) and relearn basic grammar.

        Finally, English phoenetics is an oxymoron, but I don’t think kids get into that concept until later on in school, so I’ll give you a pass for now. But everyone knows English pronunciation and spelling aren’t related and you just end up memorizing everything anyway.