Sujet : Re: First National Education Association spelling bee (29-6-1908)
De : a24061 (at) *nospam* ducksburg.com (Adam Funk)
Groupes : sci.langDate : 02. Jul 2024, 16:47:17
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On 2024-07-02, Christian Weisgerber wrote:
On 2024-07-02, Ross Clark <benlizro@ihug.co.nz> wrote:
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The Spelling Bee -- unique to the English-speaking world*, a ritual
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I'm pretty sure there have been spelling contests on French TV.
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Basically any language where getting from pronunciation to spelling
involves a lot of ambiguity is a candidate.
Thai? Chinese??
How do you name the characters in Chinese other than by pronouncing
them?
Also, how do they distinguish (orally) two characters that have the
same pronunciation?
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