Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agoThe wonders of English spellingfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1495arrow-down126
arrow-up1469arrow-down1imageThe wonders of English spellingfiles.catbox.moeBlaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square104fedilink
minus-squaretigeruppercutlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·2 months agoImagine living in a country where spelling bees cannot exist
minus-squareEvil_incarnate@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months 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-up4·2 months 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-down1·2 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.