Even Greener Pastures

Sofia do they have "Spelling Bees" in Italy?  In the U.S. they are huge contests that start in local schools and end up with regional and national champions.  Spelling lessons take up an enormous amount of time in US grammar schools, time that could be better spent in science or math.  All to support a language that prides itself that educated people don't spell words by the way they sound.  It makes me angry to think of it.

Looking at the difficult words in the article, it's no wonder you get angry, Neal. Most of them would only be useful to experts in biology, wouldn't they?
Still, I'm very happy to have learnt about Bondieuserie (even though I did have to look it up). I'll certainly teach it to a friend of mine who collects that kind of Kitsch (can't quite remember, but I think that's a German loan word, isn't it?).