Yes, Susan Newman, go to Viet Nam or any other country where people are eager to learn English,, and you will appreciate even more that Eng. was your first language and you didn’t have to learn it secondly. Those VN students can put the American students to absolute shame.
Just checked Wikipedia, and according to the entry there, “Spelling bees are rare to nonexistent in countries whose national language follows more phonemic spelling rules,” so I guess there’s the answer to my question!
gimmickgenius over 12 years ago
Wrong – R. O. N. G.
Linguist over 12 years ago
The kid’s been TXTNG 2 much
skeeterhawk over 12 years ago
He’ll make a good lawyer or politician someday. Oh, and spell ‘lawyer’ and ‘politician.’
Ermine Notyours over 12 years ago
He’s got a long, uphill climb to learn his spelling.
Betty G. Premium Member over 12 years ago
Yes, Susan Newman, go to Viet Nam or any other country where people are eager to learn English,, and you will appreciate even more that Eng. was your first language and you didn’t have to learn it secondly. Those VN students can put the American students to absolute shame.
Crunchy Frog over 12 years ago
This is something I’ve never wondered before: are spelling bees just an English language phenomenon?
Crunchy Frog over 12 years ago
Just checked Wikipedia, and according to the entry there, “Spelling bees are rare to nonexistent in countries whose national language follows more phonemic spelling rules,” so I guess there’s the answer to my question!
calvinsfriend110 over 12 years ago
it’s mountainous.
iced tea over 12 years ago
Make him write mountain 20 times now so he’ll remember it.