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Linguist and Priest Brian Sietsema's Word Obsession

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Brian Sietsema, a linguist trained at MIT and a Greek Orthodox priest, has a unique career path shaped by his fascination with words. His curiosity about etymology was sparked in childhood by a word he encountered in an Edgar Allan Poe story that no one around him could define. This led him to pursue linguistics, eventually leading him to his role at the Scripps National Spelling Bee where he assists contestants with word pronunciations and origins. AI

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Linguist and Priest Brian Sietsema's Word Obsession

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  1. MIT Technology Review TIER_1 English(EN) · Alice Dragoon ·

    A man of many words

    Brian Sietsema has a favorite word. It’s somewhat surprising that he can choose just one. He’s the person spellers rely on to confirm pronunciations and answer questions about the roots of the words they’re given at the Scripps National Spelling Bee—arguably the world’s most pres…

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