hmmm
KMAR
I don't know how common it would be for a 6-8yr old to mistake THEE instead of THE
unless they may perhaps be rewriting the entire works of Shakespeare.
but then again, who knows?
another common thing is MUM Vs MOM
although this may not come up in the states as much... but Aussie children watching way too much American TV tend to get confused quite a bit... but probably not what you were looking for, however the cross-atlantic spelling differences may be of interest......
I remember reading an analysis that said in that particular case, (I think it was Webster, or whoever wrote your first dictionary) the MUM from Britain was replaced with MOM because it was easier to read when written in cursive script... something to do with the number of vertical strokes placed next to each other on the page....
