https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NirDhv4CqvI
The 87th Scripps Spelling Been finals ended in a tie. All the words were used-up by these two Indian-American teenage boys, Sriram Hathwar and Ansun Sujoe last night in Washington , DC. This is the first time there are co-champions since 1962. Notice the poise of the contestants spelling words they couldn’t pronounce and the knowledge of the derivation and meaning of Greek root words!
Congratulations, boys !
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AMAZING! I get lucky when I spell my name right! LOL!
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I am not a good speller either. As a former teacher, I think it is a gift that not all of us have!
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You are so right!!!! I’m a teacher too, and I couldn’t agree more!!! I hate that I can’t spell! Ugh!!!
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I used to tell my students that I wasn ‘t a good speller, and there was no problem unless you or I am a lazy poor speller. I used to look up words in a little dictionary or on the computer.
My spelling improved when I was teaching phonics but still have trouble with when there are compound words and double consonants !
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Congratulations, indeed. I certainly couldn’t have beaten these guys!
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Me either!
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That’s some serious spelling. They could have gone for days.
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As a teacher speaking, I think some people are just great spellers and other aren’t. I am one of the later!
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Anne,
That sounds right to me.
But still, natural ability isn’t developed without a lot of hard work and some incentives, including a good competition and a bee.
Those kids are hungry for spelling bee glory!
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You are absolutely correctomondo! Great loved for the language, hard workers and seekers of glory ! Love it !
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May the glory of spelling bee victory never perish from this earth, Anne, and rise again as does the sun in the Eastern sky.
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Oh, what poetic prose ! Smiles. . .
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I love watching this Bee but I missed it this year!
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It is indeed, great fun and drama!
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Very cool!!
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Saw this story, really makes me smile. How was your spelling as a child?
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I had a good memory so I did well on spelling tests, but not well on recall. I think some people have a natural gift for spelling, others don’t . I used to tell my students, that there isn’t a problem being a good speller , but it is not good to be a lazy speller! Use dictionaries and spell check!
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