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Vlivef Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

Spelling bee

Hi there,

I am having problems with the noun "bee" ( = social gathering to hold a competition )

Could you please give me a few (most common) collocations meeting the 'template' below?

(1) "spelling bee"

(2) " ??? bee"

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There is also a sewing bee and its sister quilting bee. These are not competitions, though. They are the only two I can think of, but you can tack "bee" onto any activity similar to spelling to name a competition, like "math bee" or "history bee".

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  • There is also a sewing bee and its sister quilting bee.
  • These are not competitions, though.
  • They are the only two I can think of, but you can tack "bee" onto any activity similar to spelling to name a competition, like "math bee" or "history bee".
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There is also a sewing bee and its sister quilting bee. These are not competitions, though. They are the only two I can think of, but you can tack "bee" onto any activity similar to spelling to name a competition, like "math bee" or "history bee".

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vlivefCould you please give me a few (most common) collocations meeting the 'template' below?

spelling bee, quilting bee, reading bee.

Also, no longer used, and only found in historical contexts (American, mostly late 19th century) lynch bee or lynching bee. These terms are offensive, but you may run across them if you stu

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