Blaze (he/him) to Linguistics [email protected]English • 2 months agoThe wonders of English spellingfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1494arrow-down126
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish19•2 months agoImagine living in a country where spelling bees cannot exist
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish12•2 months 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]linkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months 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…?”
I know spelling bees from US media. We had read aloud competitions, that’s the closest thing I know from real life
Nah, English classes have plenty of them.