Wheel of Fortune is falling apart without Vanna White.
The game show’s co-host, who recently renewed her contract through the 2025-2026 season, is off this week after she tested positive for COVID. “You’ll notice Vanna is not here, and I have to say that Ms. White has tested positive for COVID. That’s the bad news,” co-host Pat Sajak during Monday’s episode, which was taped back in August. “The good news is I talked to her just a little while ago and she feels fine. She has a little sniffle. But she tested positive and that’s the way it goes, so she will not be with us here this week.”
It’s not White’s responsibility to look out for grammar mistakes, but I still bet she would have caught this unfortunate typo.
Is Wheel of Fortune celebrating one teacher or all teachers
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— Lori Haun (@LoriHaun) October 3, 2023
If Wheel of Fortune was celebrating one teacher, then Teacher’s Week would be correct. But because this run of episodes is dedicated to all teachers, it should be Teachers’ Week.
**It’s more than one teacher so proper spelling is
“TEACHERS’ WEEK
**The apostrophe is after the plural spelling.— Jane H (@JaneFree2Fly) October 3, 2023
Shouldn’t it be Teachers’ Week, meaning all teachers?
— Mariel (@Maryel512) October 2, 2023
Correct – multiple teachers, so it’s Teachers’ Week, not Teacher’s Week.
— mmsylvania (@maurishatighe) October 3, 2023
(A case has been made for “Teacher’s Week” using the justification that it’s Mother’s Day, not Mothers’ Day. But that day is dedicated to a specific mother: yours. The chances are slim that you’re rooting for your seventh grade teacher on Wheel; you’re cheering for every teacher. Except for the one teacher contestant who spins the wheel too slowly. Screw them.)
The typo was noticed by TV Insider and numerous viewers, including X user @tom_sanidas, who wondered, “BTW, should it not be Teachers’ Week? Unless I’m missing the ONE teacher with a week…” Here’s a thought: maybe this is Wheel of Fortune‘s subtle way of showing why teachers are important? “Without teachers, you would make silly mistakes like this.” You won’t find me making a grammatical error, though. Never. It’s unpossible.
(Via TV Insider)