“Wednesday,” said Claire. “It’s just stupid.”

“It’s no stupider than any other spelling,” said Ethel.

“It is!” Claire said. “You don’t say half the letters.”

“I do,” said Daniel. “I say ALL the letters. Ever.”

“He even says the y,” Tina said, as Daniel stretched the word out beyond a third syllable and into a fourth, and then somehow a fifth and a sixth and a seventh as the Y went on and on and on like a note in a song that never ends. It was beautiful. By the end everyone was in tears (except for Claire who, unsure whether Daniel was proving or disproving her point, had left the room in a rage).

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Notes:

1. Written on January 10th, 2026

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