EditorialAshrita Gandhari, 14, an eighth grader from Leesburg, Va., reacts after misspelling a word during the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Orlando, Fla., July 8, 2021. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times)
EditorialKiersten Crum, 21, who calls herself the Stonk Queen — using a deliberate misspelling of the word stock that’s popular among online traders — shows a T-shirt at her home in Sunset Beach, Mo., April 8, 2021. (Daniel Shular/The New York Times)
EditorialNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his top aides, including Melissa DeRosa, left, are accused of belittling subordinates over small stumbles, like misspelling names. (Nathaniel Brooks/The New York Times ) (Nathaniel Brooks/The New York Times )