Every year around this time the Spelling Bee hopefuls are buzzing around the LearnThatWord hive… and for good reason:We are the most comprehensive Spelling Bee program around, with a spelling bee module that offers over 25,000 typical Spelling Bee words, sorted by frequency … Continue reading
One of our members, Steve Mitchell, shared this delightful quote with us: It is often forgotten that [dictionaries] are artificial repositories, put together well after the languages they define. The roots of language are irrational and of a magical nature.” … Continue reading
Jemand hat mir das an. … Continue reading
With this year’s finals around the corner (Thursday, 5/30, 8 pm EST), here some history of the spelling bee. The good ol’ spelling bee, it seems, is an American tradition older than even American independence.According to this article by Merriam-Webster, … Continue reading
Es macht das Scripps National Spelling Bee härter, aber auch viel aussagekräftiger. … Continue reading
Wir haben eine Menge von Mitgliedern, die für die National Spelling Bee vorzubereiten, so ist dieser Artikel über einen Wortschatz von IB Bowl statt … Continue reading
International English: Interesting blog post by Richard Flynn of UsingEnglish.com fame “The status of English as an international language is long established and, for the foreseeable future, unlikely to be greatly challenged. However, I believe that to make it genuinely international, … Continue reading