spelling-bound

spelling-bound
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective
: deaf to or intolerant of a pronunciation because of its discrepancy with its orthographic representation

too spelling-bound to realize that the best-educated speakers often say \\ˈsebəm\\ for seven


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