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Controversy at the Spelling Bee
The annual Scripps National Spelling Bee often provokes wonder – at the words that the kids are asked to spell, at the kids themselves for spelling them – but seems fairly non-controversial. At this...
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Oops…
Workers in North Carolina misspelled the word ‘school’ – on a road leading to a high school. Instead of the correct spelling, they painted “shcool” on the road to mark out the school zone. Perhaps...
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The Great Typo Hunt
Some people are more fastidious about correct spelling and grammar than others. Then there are those that take their passion for correction to a new level – like Jeff Deck and Benjamin D. Herson. Deck...
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Chanukah or Hanukkah?
Hanukkah is nearly over for this year, but there’s still time to consider how it’s spelt: Chanukah or Hanukkah? The Jewish Festival of Lights apparently has no “correct” spelling – it is a...
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Spelling bee controversy
You wouldn’t think a spelling bee could be controversial… The winning word at America’s annual spelling contest, Scripps Spelling Bee, was the Yiddish word knaidel, spelled by thirteen year old Arvind...
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