Scene: Mum plays the game Boggle and frequently asks me the spelling of words. The simplest of words.
Mum: How do you spell quittal?
Me: Quittal? Can you say that in a sentence?
Mum: You know, like the law court word. He got a quittal.
Me: Its ACQUITTAL. It’s one word.
Mum: Oh. I wonder who that was who got an A+ in spelling in 3rd grade?
Me: Are you sure it wasn’t alphabet recital?
Mum says the darndest things. 