When I was in the fourth grade I had a chance to compete in our school’s spelling bee. I thought it was a really cool honor at the time. After five or six rounds I was still in with about ten kids left. The teacher running the spelling bee asked me to spell “reestablish.” I started thinking, and said, “R.” Okay, one letter down. I can spell “re”, but how does one spell “establish”? ... “E-S-T-A-B-L-I-S-H.”
“I’m sorry, that is incorrect.”
WHAT?! That is absolutely how you spell establish. What on earth did I...oh. Oh no. I had forgotten an “e”.