Blaze (he/him) to Linguistics [email protected]English • 1 month agoThe wonders of English spellingfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1485arrow-down126
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish18•1 month agoImagine living in a country where spelling bees cannot exist
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•1 month agoI’m there. I asked how to pronounce a word from a newspaper once, and was told,“like it’s written…?”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month agoI know spelling bees from US media. We had read aloud competitions, that’s the closest thing I know from real life
Imagine living in a country where spelling bees cannot exist
I’m there. I asked how to pronounce a word from a newspaper once, and was told,“like it’s written…?”
Nah, English classes have plenty of them.
I know spelling bees from US media. We had read aloud competitions, that’s the closest thing I know from real life