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Non Piano Board => Anything but piano => Topic started by: starpianist on September 23, 2006, 02:18:54 PM
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Has anyone on this forum entered the Howard Scripps National Spelling Bee? Someone at my middle school went to the nationals this year after studying for three years. I want to be in the nationals one day too, but I don't have a lot of time before I'm too old to be in the spelling bee. And by the way, the new booklet has changed from Paideia to Spell It!
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Sounds like a colossal waste of time.
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I guess to some people it may be "a colossal waste of time", but to others, it's a lifetime dream to be be in the nationals. ;D It's good study material for the SAT, too. I wouldn't mind doing better on my PSAT scores. ;) There are also plenty of rewards for all the dedication and time you've spent on anything you become recognized for.
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Greetings.
I think its a great thing to be able to spell and otherwise be fluent in english.
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Thank you. :) I think so too. After seeing my PSAT scores, I've decided to participate in the spelling bee! I was thinking that I could use plenty of improvment. :-[
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one thing i've learned is that people are just as likely to be disqualified if they forget to say the word, use it in a sentence, and then spell it - and say it again.'
i think it's kind of funny when you can see a person doesn't know how to spell it - so they barter for time while the parents hand signal the spelling. usually saying the word really slowly and then asking for the judges to give a hint as to how the word is used.
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Spelling bees annoy me. I won in my school 2 years ago and went to the regionals. What a waste of time! I hate that it all really depends on where you're standing- I have friends who are as good, if not better, than I am, and they didn't win because they got the more difficult words.
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I've noticed that, too. Sometimes people get lucky with words. Other people that are just as good get difficult words, and sadly, are disqualified. :'( The weakness for me in spelling bees is that I cannot visualize the word after I think I have it. Speaking slowly is sometimes a problem for me. I would do much better in a written spelling bee, more like a spelling test. By the way, I am finally going to watch the movie, Akeelah and the Bee! ;D