Blaze (he/him) to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 6 months agoThe wonders of English spellingfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square107arrow-up1501
arrow-up1501imageThe wonders of English spellingfiles.catbox.moeBlaze (he/him) to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square107
minus-square@tigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish20•6 months agoImagine living in a country where spelling bees cannot exist
minus-square@Evil_incarnate@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish12•6 months agoI’m there. I asked how to pronounce a word from a newspaper once, and was told,“like it’s written…?”
minus-square@lugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish4•6 months agoI know spelling bees from US media. We had read aloud competitions, that’s the closest thing I know from real life
minus-square@marcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•6 months agoNah, English classes have plenty of them.
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.