| LC control no. | sh 00006238 |
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| Topical heading | Spelling bees |
| Variant(s) | Bees, Spelling |
| See also | Language and languages--Orthography and spelling--Competitions |
| Scope note | Here are entered works about spelling contests in which contestants are eliminated as soon as they misspell a word. |
| Found in | Work cat.: Arthur. Arthur's teacher trouble [VR] c1996 (video also contains Arthur's spelling trubble (about Arthur's performance at the annual all-school Spell-a-thon)) Scripps Howard National spelling Bee WWW site, May 28, 1999 (QUESTION: Where did the term spelling bee come from? ANSWER: The word bee, as used in spelling bee, is one of those language puzzles that has nver been satisfactorily accounted for. A fairly old and widely-used word, it refers to a community social gathering at which friends and neighbors join together in a single activity ... Spelling bee is apparently an American term. It first appeared in print in 1875, but it seems certain that the word was used orally for several years before that.) WWWebster, May 28, 1999 (Spelling bee: a spelling contest in which contestants are eliminated as soon as they misspell a word) |
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