flowers for Algernon

chapter 15: progress report 12 April 17

Apr 17
I used the comma wrong. Its punctuation. Miss Kinnian told me to
FLOWERS look up long words in the dictionary to lern to spell them. I said whats the
FOR difference if you can read it anyway. She said its part of your education so ALGERNON
now on III look up all the words 1m not sure how to spell. It takes a long time
to write that way but I think 1m remembering. I only have to look up once
and after that I get it right. Anyway thats how come I got the word punctua-
tion right. (Its that way in the dictionary). Miss Kinnian says a period is
punctuation too, and there are lots of other marks to lern. I told her I thot
all the periods had to have tails but she said no.
You got to mix them up, she showed? me" how. to mix! them(up,. and
now; I can! mix up all kinds" of punctuation, in! my writing? There, are lots!
of rules? to lern; but 1m gettin'g them in my head.
One thing I? like about, Dear Miss Kinnian: (thats the way it goes in a
business letter if I ever go into business) is she, always gives me' a reason"
when-I ask. She's a gen'ius! I wish! I cou'd be smart" like, her;
(Punctuation, is; fun!)