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minus-squaresquaresinger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoI think it’s only the US. In other countries spelling is a thing you are expected to be able to do it, not something you get a trophy for.
minus-squareAlcoholicorn@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoOther languages are spelled the way they sound.
minus-squaresquaresinger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoMany, yes, but there are other english speaking countries too, and still the US is the only one with wide-spread spelling competitions.
I think it’s only the US. In other countries spelling is a thing you are expected to be able to do it, not something you get a trophy for.
Other languages are spelled the way they sound.
Many, yes, but there are other english speaking countries too, and still the US is the only one with wide-spread spelling competitions.