William Cashore won the Scripps National Spelling Bee 70 years ago.
An appreciation for language was instilled in William Cashore by his parents at an early age. His mother was an elementary school teacher and would quiz him on words in between homework assignments. His father was a laboratory technician who coached him on the roots of various English words. 'When they found out I was good at spelling, they and my high school teachers encouraged me to continue,' he said.
'Esteban Touma, a content producer and Spanish teacher with the language-learning software company Babbel, said learning other languages early can help give perspective to other potentially unexpected spelling 'rules' while also opening up a learner to the possibility of other words and constructions.Many of the words chosen for the Scripps Bee are often ones that have a deeper context.'They correspond to a very specific use of the word,' Touma said.
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