-
earliest known evidence of the
phrase "
spelling bee" in
print dates back to 1850,
although an
earlier name, "
spelling match", has been
traced back to 1808. A...
- ‑ur.
After the
Norman Conquest, the
ending became ‑our to
match the
later Old
French spelling. The ‑our
ending was used not only in new
English borrowings...
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Victoria Davey Spelling (born May 16, 1973) is an
American actress. Her
first major role was
Donna Martin on
Beverly Hills, 90210, from 1990 to 2000. She...
- successfully) so that
spelling better matches the
changing pronunciation.
Examples are:
German orthography reform of 1996
Portuguese spelling reform of 1990...
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Calculator spelling is an
unintended characteristic of the seven-segment
display traditionally used by calculators, in which, when read upside-down, the...
-
reform the
spelling of the
English language. Such
spelling reform s****s to
change English orthography so that it is more consistent,
matches pronunciation...
- The 1908
National Education ****ociation
Spelling Bee was a team-based, inter-city
spelling bee held on June 29, 1908, at the
Hippodrome Theater in Cleveland...
- A
spelling reform is a deliberate,
often authoritatively sanctioned or
mandated change to
spelling rules.
Proposals for such
reform are
fairly common,...
- The 25th
Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a
musical comedy with
music and
lyrics by
William Finn, with a book
written by
Rachel Sheinkin, conceived...
-
phonetic respelling of a word that has a
standard spelling but
whose pronunciation according to that
spelling may be ambiguous,
which is used to
indicate the...
