hooked on phonics
I’m writing to express my disappointment over a stale box of Jujubes and my concern over the prospect of mass mispronunciation of Jujubes as a result from the current spelling.
First, I purchased a 6.5 oz box of Jujubes from Blockbuster Video at the inflated price of $1.99. As a long time fan of the Jujube, I stomached the price gouging in hopes of enjoying my treat while watching DVDs I’d rented. To my disappointment and surprise, I found the Jujubes to lack their trademark flavored gel pellet appeal and instead found them to be stale and utterly devoid of flavor. It was as if I was chewing on a handful of empty pistachios.
I’m hopeful that you might redeem my experience.
True candy lovers know the popular pronunciation of Jujubes is ‘Jew-Jew-Beez,’ but is it correct? it’s come to my attention that an alternative pronunciation, given the rules of grammar, is ‘Jew-Jewbs.’ Jew-Jew-Beez would require an additional E in the spelling of JujubEEs. I’m inclined to agree.
Would you please consider adding an E to the spelling of your candy so as to avoid any future confusion?
Thank you for your consideration.
Big Brown Dad