WORD OF THE DAY: APPOGGIATURA
It was the winning word at the National Spelling Bee.
More on the Bee winner, 13-year-old Anurag Kashyap (there’s a spelling challenge), here.
Spelling bee blogging…
Last Rick’s Resort y-a-w-n-s.
A List of Things Thrown Five Minutes Agoliveblogged.
Spelling bee personal story…
I was a finalist at the Atlantic County, N.J., 8th grade spelling bee. We were down to a half-dozen competitors. My last word was “inextricable.” I spelled it right, but got buzzed. What? What did I do wrong? I failed to follow the rules: Say the word, spell the word, repeat the word. Out of nervousness, I skipped the first part and went straight to spelling the word. The judges didn’t budge, even though I had spelled the word correctly. I teared up a bit as I left the stage, but the rules are the rules. Or at least that’s how it was back in the day…
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