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[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 19 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Imagine living in a country where spelling bees cannot exist

[–] Evil_incarnate@lemm.ee 12 points 4 months ago

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

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 months ago

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

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Nah, English classes have plenty of them.