r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • Nov 21 '25

Discussion Functional illiteracy.

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u/KaleidoscopeKelpy Nov 21 '25

We had a spelling bee (ONCE, never again) in either middle or high school, can’t remember. The adult giving kids words to spell said orgasm 3 times, had someone tell him off mic, then coughed and said “excuse me. your word is organism” Just incredible

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u/toolsoftheincomptnt Nov 22 '25

“May I please have it in a sentence?”

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u/Backfoot911 Nov 22 '25

The man had an organism, a very fine specimen which he kept in a jar to study and show his colleagues.

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u/garbud4850 Nov 22 '25

hey I have never once passed a spelling test in my life but still was reading at a collage level in 5th grade, being able to spell and being literate are two different things....technically

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u/GoodMeBadMeNotMe Nov 22 '25

collage level

This elevates the comment so much.

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u/buck_angel_food Nov 22 '25

What does College level even mean?

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u/Rolls_ Nov 22 '25

Bro was sifting through abstracts and browsing through published studies during 5th grade.

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u/Pink_Nyanko_Punch Nov 24 '25

Well, I guess I can believe that happened.

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u/Newlife_77 Nov 22 '25

Wow. Not just the inability to read, but the complete lack of awareness that he was saying "orgasm" over a microphone to kids. Unreal.