Showing posts with label spelling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spelling. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
"Many Americans vexed by spelling" (Washington Times, 02/10/09)
According to a study released Monday by the London-based Spelling Society, 62 percent of the nation can't spell the dreaded e-word correctly, along with liaison, botched by 61 percent, and millennium, misspelled by 52 percent.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
"Debacle spells victory, defeat for Ark. 6th-grader" (WashPost, 02/07/09)
Sixth-grader Morgan Sims knew how to spell "debacle," but she got an unfortunate lesson on its meaning when her northern Arkansas school district forgot a spelling bee entry fee.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
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