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Andrew 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.

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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.

    Reply#1 - Fri Jun 4, 2010 10:15 PM EDT

    loser.....l..o..s..e...i..r ? This lousy contest will probably ruin this kid for life.

      Reply#2 - Sat Jun 5, 2010 9:58 PM EDT

      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.

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