Don't Confuse Grammar with Spelling

The Boy and I were deep in discussion last night when he mentioned:

You know, banana is a weird word.

You don't even realize that until you write it.

Two n's in a row? One n? Which is it? It's just weird.

I think he's weird. But that's beside the point.

So I said that vacuum was a hard word for me to spell. Two c's? Two u's? Difficult, it is.

His response?

That's easy. You just start writing

and as soon as you get to v-a-c-c,

you know that ain't right. It's obviously one c.

I pointed out, quite reasonably, that "ain't" was a poor word choice for someone so intent on proving spelling superiority.

His response?

Don't confuse grammar with spelling.

You're accusing me of having a vacuum in my head

and you can't even spell the word.

He thinks he's funny.