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Re:The strangest letter of the alphabet: The rise and fall o... by johannes1234321 on Friday October 03, 2025 @10:33AM (#45463488)
In Germany spelling bees don't exist. Took me a while to understand why it is a thing in American culture.

Not that German is "pure" but even with words you don't know you got a fair chance of being right most of the time

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Re:The strangest letter of the alphabet: The rise and fall o... by tim333 on Friday October 03, 2025 @11:15AM (#45463920)
I haven't heard of them in England. They probably happen but do seem more of an American thing.
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