This Man Can Pronounce Every Word in the Dictionary

Pop quiz. Try pronouncing the following. Ready? Go. Elucubrate. Smaragdine. Scherenschnitte. Head scratchers, huh? Not for Jacques Bailly. As the official pronouncer of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, he can tackle any word thrown at him. He started his wordsmith career as the 1980 spelling bee champion. These days, Jacques feels the heat of etymological battle from the other side of the mic. Got a story idea for us? Shoot us an email at pitch [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com 📧 Get exclusive GBS items from our online store 🛒 👉 SUBSCRIBE: NOTIFICATIONS: Make sure you enable the 🔔 to get notified about our latest video publishes. SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Follow us on Instagram: Check us out on TikTok: @greatbigstory Follow us on Facebook: Give us a shout on Twitter: Sign up to our newsletter: #Dictionary #SpellingBee #Scripps #greatbigstory