LL-L "Orthography" 2004.06.09 (01) [E]

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From: Troy Sagrillo <meshwesh at bigfoot.com>
Subject: Orthography

Regarding some of the gentle amusement/criticism of English "Spelling Bees",
non-Dutch speakers may be interested to known there is a Dutch equivalent.
Every year the Groot Dictee der Nederlandse Taal [oops, I almost typed "van
de Nederlandse Taal"...] is held on television. Competitors from the
Netherlands, Flanders, and (sometimes) former Dutch colonies write down a
series of texts (some word lists, some full paragraphs) that are read aloud,
like the dictations/spelling tests Anglophones do in school (or used to).
The person with the fewest spelling (or other) errors wins. See:

http://www.omroep.nl/nps/grootdictee/

There are some sample texts as well (click "oefendictees")

Typically the errors made have to do with using the reformed spelling vs.
the old reformed spelling, which was a bit more liberal in its acceptance of
variant spellings. As with all events of this sort, there is often an
element of national boasting rights between Belgium and the Netherlands,
which is one of the reasons it is actually televised at prime time
(something not done with the US national spelling bee).

Cheers all,

Troy

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