New Jerseyans can’t spell the word ‘twelve’ and we have so many questions why

Updated on May 30, 2017 at 8:29 PMPosted on May 30, 2017 at 5:01 PM

BY KATHLEEN O’BRIEN

kobrien@njadvancemedia.com,

NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

You tell us, New Jersey.

What’s the fascination with the word “twelve”?

And why can’t anyone spell it?

Google’s data divers looked at which words residents of every state routinely need the help of a search engine to spell.

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