The other day I watched the movie Spellbound, and loved it. r
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After watching it, I asked my (very bright) nine year-old son to spell a few words for me. I wondered about the motivations of the parents who goad their children into reading the dictionary night and day. That said, I still loved the movie, and to be glad that *my* kids will never compete in something like that.
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