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Quote from Axl in Year of the Hecks

Axl: Uh, look, Mrs. Colavita... I've never got an A on a report card that wasn't P.E., ever. If I could do this, it could be a turning point in my life. So if you could just sign a form or something saying I turned the paper in, I can...
Mrs. Colavita: Not so fast. In order for me to give you an A in the class, you need to get an A on this paper. Now, you handed it in six years late, so I should probably deduct... a point a year seems fair, so you're down to 94. Missed comma - 93, incomplete sentence - 92, no paragraph indent...
Axl: Well...
Mrs. Colavita: You misspelled "there."
Axl: I did?
Mrs. Colavita: Axl. You're in high school now. Have you finally learned the different spellings of "there," "their," and "they're?"
Axl: I can almost guarantee it.
Mrs. Colavita: Great. "I really enjoyed seeing all the fire trucks there." Spell "there."
Axl: Heh. Uh... T-h-e... I... [a boy coughs] Know that's not right. Uh, t-h-e... y... [a girl shakes her head] Am I saying that when I know it's wrong? [chuckles] Is it one of those silent letters, like in "psycho?" [Mrs. Colarita sighs] Uh, p-t-h... e... Uh...

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