

If, Of, Off.
Tangiora — We will hear from the Spelling Queen soon. She tells me she is going to discuss F words. Good morning Paquita. What’s this about F words? Last time we spoke we were exploring how to spell long vowels. Why the switch to F words? Paquita — It’s sort of related, as you will see, to the spelling of vowels. I’ve been with our grandchildren. One of them mixed up OF and OFF in a story book and I said, ‘The two F’s spell [f] — [of]. O and F, with one F, spells [ov]. The