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Calvin and I pulled out his new board game, Great States Junior, this past weekend. I was really enjoying it and pleased with how it was familiarizing the boy with the different states - things about them and their location. That is, until I flipped over this card:
( The answer is Tennessee, but the question is... )
Best case scenario, this was a proofreading slip up...but STILL to goof the spelling for a landmark/event they decided was worthy of putting in an EDUCATIONAL game?! It's hard to talk about why Calvin has to spell words the way everyone else does (he is very strong willed about coming up with his own way to do things - games, names of people/things, etc) when this game illustrates that it wasn't important to the manufacturer.
I called up International Playthings to see if they had corrected it already and if I could get a card with the correct spelling. The lady looked through the system and pulled out the latest version. Nope, not corrected. She promised to pass this info onto the product manager. Part of me wants to call them back every few months to see if they have corrected it yet. Until then, I've taken a Sharpie to the "e."
ETA: I just pondered how many of you would know which "e" in the question is wrong. My working for WSM certainly exposed me to the name far more than the avg person, so if you didn't know...it should be "Opry."
( The answer is Tennessee, but the question is... )
Best case scenario, this was a proofreading slip up...but STILL to goof the spelling for a landmark/event they decided was worthy of putting in an EDUCATIONAL game?! It's hard to talk about why Calvin has to spell words the way everyone else does (he is very strong willed about coming up with his own way to do things - games, names of people/things, etc) when this game illustrates that it wasn't important to the manufacturer.
I called up International Playthings to see if they had corrected it already and if I could get a card with the correct spelling. The lady looked through the system and pulled out the latest version. Nope, not corrected. She promised to pass this info onto the product manager. Part of me wants to call them back every few months to see if they have corrected it yet. Until then, I've taken a Sharpie to the "e."
ETA: I just pondered how many of you would know which "e" in the question is wrong. My working for WSM certainly exposed me to the name far more than the avg person, so if you didn't know...it should be "Opry."
