Keep it Simple
While researching spelling-bee star Samir Patel for my story “The Glorie of Defeet,” I came across references to a group that called themselves the Simplified Spelling Society. One segment of the group that picketed the Scripps bee sounded like an art mob with an anachronistic flair. “Spell Different Difrent,” read one sign. The Society’s Web site offers up questions like “Why do ‘they,’ ‘say,’ and ‘weigh’ rime?”
