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You probably forget if "embarrassing" has one R or two, and have come to rely on autocorrect and spellcheck a little too much over the years. Why is spelling such a struggle and what sets Scripps National Spelling Bee winners apart from us typo-laden normies? In this video, Sabrina jumps into the history and linguistics that makes the English language so hard to spell, trains for a spelling bee, and challenges the smartest people she knows to a spell off!

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CREDITS
Produced by Sabrina Cruz
Research Assistance by Rosemary Webb
Video Editing by Joe Trickey
Motion Design by Sabrina Cruz
Sound Design by Joe Trickey
Special Thanks to
Phil Edwards
Hank Green
Jade C
Tom Lum
Jabrils
Steph Castillo
Estefannie
Imperial
Glarses
Joss Fong
Adam Cole
Andy Burgess
Taha Khan
Melissa Fernandes

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RECOMMENDED READING
Hartman, T. (2022, June 2). The Spelling Bee highlights why it’s so hard to spell in English. Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-...
Wild, H. C. (1868). A Short History of English: With a Bibliography and Lists F Texts.
Remer, S. (2018). Words of Wisdom: Keys to success in the scripps national spelling bee (fifth edition)

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 an embarasing confession
00:35 is this a hbomberguy-able offense
01:15 youtuber mines content from mundane occurance
01:56 the american dream, A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N
02:48 why English is so hard to spell
03:46 a very specific encounter with my mortality
04:24 IT WAS LAST UPDATED THIS YEAR
04:40 responsible business ownership (derogatory)
05:24 how to make a website (that kind of works)
07:51 i can memorize pi but not coccygeal
08:16 how spelling bees choose their words
09:00 embracing mediocrity (and it kinda works)
09:34 words with friends (not trademarked)
13:36 the problem(s) with harmattan
14:24 asking experts
14:34 being ignored by experts
14:39 sabrina is just like me, fr
14:42 size isn't everything
14:57 sabrina learns something (not how to spell tho)
15:11 enemies to lovers arc
16:00 how spelling bee champions train
16:35 how English got so hard to spell
20:30 sabrina makes a metaphor
21:14 this metaphor cost over 200 dollars
22:45 the procrastination finally has consequences
23:00 the answer in progress spelling bee finals
25:24 sabrina graciously accepts the L

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Welcome to the joke under the fold!

Language is a surprisingly competitive and controversial beast.

Actually, I almost got in a fight with a linguist. Luckily, he was all talk.

Leave a comment with the word TALK to let me know you were here ;-)