Blaze (he/him) to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 29 days agoThe wonders of English spellingfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1484arrow-down127
arrow-up1457arrow-down1imageThe wonders of English spellingfiles.catbox.moeBlaze (he/him) to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 29 days agomessage-square103fedilink
minus-square@tigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish18•28 days agoImagine living in a country where spelling bees cannot exist
minus-square@Evil_incarnate@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish10•28 days 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.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish3•28 days 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.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•28 days 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.