Is it getting hot in here?

Here is proof that a general knowledge entrance examination for all prospective university students is sorely needed. A colleague of mine at another institution has just marked a first-year essay stating that a certain dignitary was "in South Africa and Chilli".

If true, I hope that their skin rash has healed by now - or should that be "they're" or "there"?

Hillary J. Shaw, Senior lecturer, Department of food and supply chain management, Harper Adams University College