Excuse letter

ITO ang payo ng aking titser noong nasa grade four ako: “Hindi bawal sumulat ng Tagalog na Excuse Letter. Kung hindi talaga kayang mag-English ng inyong mga magulang, mag-Tagalog na lang sila.” Naalaala ko ito nang mabasa ko sa isang website ang mga bloopers sa Excuse Letters na ipinadala ng mga magulang sa titser ng mga anak nila. Sa Amerika nangyari ito. Ibig sabihin, English ang kanilang wika ngunit mali-mali pa rin ang grammar at spelling.

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Please excuse Ray Friday from school. He has very loose vowels.

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Irving was absent yesterday because he missed his bust.

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Please excuse Jimmy for being. It was his father’s fault.

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I kept Billie home because she had to go Christmas shopping because I don’t know what size she wears.

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Please excuse Jennifer for missing school yesterday. We forgot to get the Sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it Monday, we thought it was Sunday.

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Sally won’t be in school a week from Friday. We have to attend her funeral.

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Maryann was absent December 11-16, because she had a fever, sore throat, headache and upset stomach. Her sister was also sick, fever and sore throat, her brother had a low grade fever and ached all over. I wasn’t the best either, sore throat and fever. There must be something going around, her father even got hot last night.

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Please excuse little Jimmy for not being in school yesterday. His father is gone and I could not get him ready because I was in bed with the doctor.