A “spelling bee” ought to be in a class with a talking horse or a flying pig.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.etymonline.com/columns/post/spell-like-a-bee
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I’ve discovered your website with that article, by hap. I am absolutely not fluent in english language and such explanations help me to build my knowledge of your language in a very worthy way. A bunch of thanks !
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Thank you so much for this. We like to think a little bit of history goes a long way to explaining English.