spag
- noun
- Jargon
- Students often receive marks for spag when their essays are assessed for spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
Examples
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In English class, the teacher gave us feedback on our writing, focusing on spag errors like punctuation and grammar.
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During the writing test, my teacher highlighted the spag mistakes to help me improve my skills.
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My parents sent me to Spag Union.
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My parents sent me to Spag Union.
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So, Spag Union, what grade does that start?
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I hear at Spag Union, you have to call the teachers "sir", even the ladies!
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I'm not sending you to Spag Union.
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You'll end up at Spag Union for sure.
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You can't go to Spag Union!
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Welcome, prospective parents, to Spag Union Preparatory School.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spag is a school short form from the first letters of spelling, punctuation and grammar, which you can remember as 'spelling, punctuation and grammar'. Teachers use it when they check the small details of writing, so spag means the technical parts that make writing clear.
