On the first day of school, in a first grade classroom the teacher was taking a roll call. The parents were invited to be there to witness the first day of grade school of their kids.

Teacher: Michael.

Student 1: Present!

Teacher: Stephanie.

Student 2: Present!

The teacher saw the next name is “Se-a”. She was wondering how to pronounce it. She could not just spell the name because it would be embarrassing to both herself and the student. So…

Teacher: Sea.

No student responded.

Teacher: Sea? Or Sia?

Still no student responded. Suddenly, a parent spoke up.

Parent 3: Miss Johnson, you see, the punctuation is not silent. Say “present”, Sedasha!

Student 3: Present!