SPELL LIKE A BEE

The orthographic mass-scrum known as the Scripps National Spelling Bee gets under way soon. Spelling bees are rooted in the old America. Their name grew out of a custom of shared work for the common wealth. Their form grew out of a holiday tradition in rural New England. Later, spelling bees were a great fad that swept the English-speaking world (and yielded commercial products such as the…