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Oh wow, I had never considered that spelling bees might be uniquely English (the language).

• myth2018 8y ago
  It's not uniquely english
  • kevinios 8y ago
    Indeed, and I suppose spelling bees makes sense for any language that is not written exactly as it is pronounced, French being one of them. From what I've read so far, Esperanto only has a single way to write every sound it uses, so it would be much less challenging.
    • myth2018 8y ago
      Yes. Here in Brazil there are some competitions. It's a challenge indeed (portuguese), but not such a big one. In Esperanto there is a 1-1 relationship between letters and sounds by design, so a spelling bee wouldn't be a challenge.