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antiquemule t1_je6pez5 wrote

Reply to comment by AC2BHAPPY in English is such an unreasonable language that spelling is a national sport by eldrolamam

In France we used to have a yearly dictation competition on prime time television - “the golden dictionaries”. You could tag along at home to see how you compared with the best.

Afterwards, Members of the very serious French academy would explain the obscure grammar rules that had to be followed to get the right answer.

Almost nobody got 100%. Riveting stuff!

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pewpewpewouch t1_je6swkl wrote

We do the same in Holland and Belgium. I never got a 100% score.. pretty difficult usually.

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Neikius t1_je77h32 wrote

Well it is probably the fault of the french that the English use this atrocious spelling. Would have to check tho.

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wombey12 t1_je6wo0q wrote

Ah yes, Les Immortels. Learnt about them through a Tom Scott video; they sound very, very protective when it comes to their language.

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