I only came in 9th in my 3-5th grade spelling bee because I spelled "straight" as "strait," even though I had asked for a definition and knew that the word I wanted was "straight"--I just completely forgot about the damn "gh"! I went to the back of the stage with the rest of the losers and cried my eyes out, but my dad pointed out I was the last of the 3rd graders left at that point, which made me feel a bit better (but still stupid).
I've never had a problem spelling that word since.
I've never had a problem spelling that word since.
Charlie Brown lost the spelling bee on "beagle."
Charlie Brown lost the spelling bee on "beagle."
Did he spell it S-N-O-O-P-Y?
I lost the spelling bee in fourth grade on "kindergarten." (Well, got second place.) In seventh grade, I got to the regional round and then lost on "pigeon."
Huh. The dictionary gives "alright" as "non-standard usage." I've seen it used that way plenty of times.
In sixth grade, I lost on "granary." Seventh grade was really weird -- I originally finished third on "hundredths" because the word was spelled wrong on the answer key. After a big fuss (led by one of the English teachers), the top 3 got a do-over. That time I won.
Now I want "phonetic" to be one of the spelling words.
On the lj thing, was there ever a post announcing the mass suspensions?
Did he spell it S-N-O-O-P-Y?
I think it was B-e-a-g-e-l.
Lucy called him a blockhead.
I lost the 6th grade spelling bee on "Surprise". I spelled it with a "z".
In 5th grade I lost on "restaurant." I've never spelled that word wrong since.