Some of the brightest young minds just finished showcasing their knowledge of the English language. While most might never reach their level of expertise, we wanted to know: Why do we struggle to ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is here, representing one of the most vigorous - and prestigious - academic competitions in America. Unsurprisingly, a competition as renowned as the national ...

I’ve been a professional journalist for 43 years, but that doesn’t mean I can spell a lot of fairly common words correctly. But over the years I learned to know what words I’d most likely misspell, so ...