Word Nerd Undeterred
Four 4th grade girls stand around, bored. I grab a board game out of the recreation wagon. “Here, play this, it’s super fun!”
They break into teams. Each has a pencil and paper. They shake the word box more violently than necessary.
“FUM!” Yells one girl with glee.
“Fum” is not a word!
Yes it is! Fee-Fi-Fo-FUM!