3commentsPrint 4Jun201010:01pm, EDTMolly Riley / ReutersAndrew Grose concentrates while waiting for his turn in the semi-finals of the 2010 National Spelling Bee in Washington.Intense concentration See images of top spellers compete in the 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.Explore related topics: 2010, education, spelling-bee
formerlyknownas Ed I watched the National Spelling Bee and looked like this after a half hour. I couldn't spell and didn't know any of the words. It was too difficult. #1 - Fri Jun 4, 2010 10:15 PM EDTearl 1 loser.....l..o..s..e...i..r ? This lousy contest will probably ruin this kid for life.#2 - Sat Jun 5, 2010 9:58 PM EDTSBPhrog Ok, a few things on the slide show here: The captions don't always include the word being spelled or misspelled. I loved the shot of the crossed fingers. My belief is that the words should also be used in a sentence of context and not just spelled. Who the heck can't spell fustanella? It is spelled phrog, not frog-at least in the case wily photographers.#3 - Sun Jun 6, 2010 12:30 PM EDTLeave a Comment:Name: Email Address (will be verified, but never shown): You're in Easy Mode. If you prefer, you can use XHTML Mode instead.You're in XHTML Mode. If you prefer, you can use Easy Mode instead.(XHTML tags allowed - a,b,blockquote,br,code,dd,dl,dt,del,em,h2,h3,h4,i,ins,li,ol,p,pre,q,strong,ul) Post to my Facebook Wall Newsvine Privacy StatementAs a new user, you may notice a few temporary content restrictions. Click here for more info.
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I watched the National Spelling Bee and looked like this after a half hour. I couldn't spell and didn't know any of the words. It was too difficult.
loser.....l..o..s..e...i..r ? This lousy contest will probably ruin this kid for life.
Ok, a few things on the slide show here:
The captions don't always include the word being spelled or misspelled.
I loved the shot of the crossed fingers.
My belief is that the words should also be used in a sentence of context and not just spelled.
Who the heck can't spell fustanella?
It is spelled phrog, not frog-at least in the case wily photographers.