214 Spelling
Con? S-t-a-n, stan, with a stan; isn’t that a stan, and isn’t that a Constan? ‘T-i, ti, with a ti; isn’t that a ti, and isn’t that a stanti, and isn’t that a Constanti? N-o, no, with a no; isn’t that a no, and isn’t that a tino, and isn’t that a stan-ti-ne, and isn’t that a Con-stan-tino? P-l-e, ple, with a ple; isn’t that a ple, and isn’t that a no-ple, and isn’t that a ti-no-ple, and isn’t that a stan-ti-no-ple, and isn’t that a Con-stan-ti-no-ple ? and isn’t that a Constantinople ?
“Spell elderblow tea with four letters” was a request sometimes made fifty years ago.
Answer. “L, double o, t.”
A third party might comment, “Well, c’n spell it with two letters.”
First person, “Let’s hear you, then.”
Answer. “I-t, it.”
Spell Habakkuk.
H and an a, and a b and an a, and a k and a k, and u and a k; Habakkuk.
Spell woodchuck.
Double u, double u,
Double o, d,
C-h-u-double u,
Double k, e;
woodchuck.
