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(ref: here ) Andrew had a problem; learning to write had been a joy but learning to spell had been a bother. It began when his mother taught him to extemporeanously speak on subjects. This practice turned to highly-structured presentations; eventually Andrew was able to speak quite succinctly on any number of topics; but he could not spell. When Andrew was ten, he entered a writing contest. Hundreds of entries later, Andrew's essay on the harmonious interaction of bees won the engagement, and Andrew was given the opportunity to speak in front of an audience; having trained for this for the better part of his life he was completely prepared. He was not prepared for his sister. One year his senior, but already a world-chamption speller, Margaret had always envied Andrew his ability to spontenously speak on any topic. More to torture Andrew than anything else, Margaret always prefaced their discussions with a simple word to spell; Andrew would stumble and Margaret would tak...