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NEW YORK (AP) — It's not all about spell-check.
The New York Public Library is displaying some cool artifacts that celebrate the written word.
"Spellbound: A Celebration of Spelling" runs from Friday through March 17.
It includes an 1841 Webster's dictionary with an adverb that was new back then: "wordily."
A 1906 menu from the Thirteen Club honors President Theodore Roosevelt. He believed spelling should be simplified.
There's a post-Civil War spelling book created for former slaves.
An 1821 textbook promised to quickly turn young spellers into readers.
So you think you can spell? Take the library's tricky, 10-second online quiz.
For the first time the library will host the Daily News Citywide Spelling Bee on March 19-20. The winner then competes in the national contest.
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Online:
Spelling quiz: www.nypl.org/spellingbeequiz
Thirteen Club: http://blog.nyhistory.org/tag/thirteen-club/
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