Thursday, June 2, 2011

Must-see TV: The Bee

I won a classroom spelling bee in elementary school once. It was in second or third grade, before anyone became seriously multi-syllabic. I've always fancied myself a good speller. But, not compared to these kids. The final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee is tonight on ESPN. I will be glued to the set, holding my breath, Merriam-Webster in hand, thanking God I'm not one of the young brainiacs' parents.
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1 comment:

Cathy Hamilton said...

OMG. And each speller's entire family is on stage this year...torture!!!

June 2, 2011 at 8:31 PM

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