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submitted 3 weeks ago by Blaze@sopuli.xyz to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works

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[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 18 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Imagine living in a country where spelling bees cannot exist

[–] Evil_incarnate@lemm.ee 10 points 3 weeks ago

I'm there. I asked how to pronounce a word from a newspaper once, and was told,"like it's written...?"

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Nah, English classes have plenty of them.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago

I know spelling bees from US media. We had read aloud competitions, that's the closest thing I know from real life