Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agoThe wonders of English spellingfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1486arrow-down126
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minus-squaretigeruppercutlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·1 month agoImagine living in a country where spelling bees cannot exist
minus-squareEvil_incarnate@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 month agoI’m there. I asked how to pronounce a word from a newspaper once, and was told,“like it’s written…?”
minus-squarelugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoI know spelling bees from US media. We had read aloud competitions, that’s the closest thing I know from real life
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 month 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.