Get 10% your next Hostinger website using code ANSWER: https://hostinger.com/answerinprogress You probably forget if "embarrassing" has one R or two, and have come to rely on autocorrect and spellcheck a little too much over the years. Why is spelling such a struggle and what sets Scripps National Spelling Bee winners apart from us typo-laden normies? In this video, Sabrina jumps into the history and linguistics that makes the English language so hard to spell, trains for a spelling bee, and challenges the smartest people she knows to a spell off! PLAY THE GAME https://spellcheck.xyz/ SUPPORT US ON PATREON https://patreon.com/answerinprogress SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER https://www.answerinprogress.com/newsletter CHECK OUT PHIL'S CHANNEL null FIX MY CODE ON GITHUB https://github.com/sabrina-aip SOCIAL MEDIA Sabrina Twitter: https://twitter.com/nerdyandquirky Instagram: http://instagram.com/nerdyandquirky Melissa Twitter: https://twitter.com/mehlizfern Instagram: http://instagram.com/mehlizfern Taha Twitter: https://twitter.com/khanstopme Instagram: http://instagram.com/khanstopme CREDITS Produced by Sabrina Cruz Research Assistance by Rosemary Webb Video Editing by Joe Trickey Motion Design by Sabrina Cruz Sound Design by Joe Trickey Special Thanks to Phil Edwards Hank Green Jade C Tom Lum Jabrils Steph Castillo Estefannie Imperial Glarses Joss Fong Adam Cole Andy Burgess Taha Khan Melissa Fernandes MUSIC Epidemic Sound. Get started today using our affiliate link. http://share.epidemicsound.com/answerinprogress RECOMMENDED READING Hartman, T. (2022, June 2). The Spelling Bee highlights why it’s so hard to spell in English. Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-SPELLINGBEE/GRAPHIC/klvykoogzvg/ Wild, H. C. (1868). A Short History of English: With a Bibliography and Lists F Texts. Remer, S. (2018). Words of Wisdom: Keys to success in the scripps national spelling bee (fifth edition) TIMESTAMPS 00:00 an embarasing confession 00:35 is this a hbomberguy-able offense 01:15 youtuber mines content from mundane occurance 01:56 the american dream, A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N 02:48 why English is so hard to spell 03:46 a very specific encounter with my mortality 04:24 IT WAS LAST UPDATED THIS YEAR 04:40 responsible business ownership (derogatory) 05:24 how to make a website (that kind of works) 07:51 i can memorize pi but not coccygeal 08:16 how spelling bees choose their words 09:00 embracing mediocrity (and it kinda works) 09:34 words with friends (not trademarked) 13:36 the problem(s) with harmattan 14:24 asking experts 14:34 being ignored by experts 14:39 sabrina is just like me, fr 14:42 size isn't everything 14:57 sabrina learns something (not how to spell tho) 15:11 enemies to lovers arc 16:00 how spelling bee champions train 16:35 how English got so hard to spell 20:30 sabrina makes a metaphor 21:14 this metaphor cost over 200 dollars 22:45 the procrastination finally has consequences 23:00 the answer in progress spelling bee finals 25:24 sabrina graciously accepts the L ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Welcome to the joke under the fold! Language is a surprisingly competitive and controversial beast. Actually, I almost got in a fight with a linguist. Luckily, he was all talk. Leave a comment with the word TALK to let me know you were here ;-)