Seriously

Wm: I wrote you a note. [it read: I love you and your work. Sirisli.]
Me: That is so nice! Guess what - "seriously" is one of those words that has lots of vowels.  It's spelled like this [demonstration]
Wm: Spelling is weird.
Me: They do say English is a very hard language to learn because it's so crazy!  And you are doing GREAT with your spelling!
Wm: Yeah, English is hard.  Like, the "j" in jalapeno sounds like an "h."
Me: Well, actually, jalapeno is...never mind.  Never mind.  Yeah, jalapeno is funny.
Wm: Yeah.