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The Master of Spelling Bee

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  TRANSCRIPT: English is really hard. If you speak English as a second or a third language like me, then you definitely know how difficult English is, especially pronunciation. How are we supposed to say words like "Worcestershire", 'posthumous", "antidisestablishmentarianism"...? Yeah it's tough! That's why you should meet this guy. He knows how to spell and pronounce almost every single word in the English language perfectly and he will show you how you can do it too.  In the state of Vermont, USA, I found Jacques. "Hi Nas Daily. I'm Jacques. I've been a pronouncer for the Spelling Bee for 18 years." His brain is like a dictionary. You can pick any word, give it to him and he will tell you how to say it, what it means and even where it came from. "Anemone, onomatopoeia, antidisestablishmentarianism, Worcestershire, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious... backwards, suoicodilaipxecitsiligarfilacrepus." WHAT?! Spelling...