Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 months agoThe wonders of English spellingfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1497arrow-down127
arrow-up1470arrow-down1imageThe wonders of English spellingfiles.catbox.moeBlaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square106fedilink
minus-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·3 months agoImagine living in a country where spelling bees cannot exist
minus-squareEvil_incarnate@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 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-up4·3 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-down1·3 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.