I've always been a pretty good speller. Not really spelling bee good though. My one experience with a big deal spelling bee was in 9th grade and I was out in the first round with the word: "kernel" - I spelled k-e-r-n-e-l. But what I should have done was asked them to use it in a sentence because the word was "colonel". I got the one trick word. I did know how to spell colonel too but that's just not the word I thought of when I heard "kur-nl".
So I have been shocked and disappointed in myself because lately I have been writing things phonetically. Like:
wonce
union (for onion)
hoo (for who - what?! - yes... I really did)
tirn (for turn - could go either way)
What is going on in my brain? I then have to erase or scribble out the word while shaking my saddened head. These spelling errors usually happen when I write by hand. Maybe I'm just lazy when it comes to hand writing things.
3 comments:
I LOVE the kernel story!! Funny!!
Maybe your brain is thinking like a first grader. Ever since Nathan started spelling I've noticed I second guess myself at times and spelling has always been my best subject.
Or maybe it's because everyone is slowly changing to phonetics when they use Facebook, Twitter, etc.
I took shorthand in high school and if I have to write things I still use it because I'm too lazy to write the whole word!
i got out of the 6th grade spelling bee with the word conscience.... I could've won that thing,,,
my word was bigot. pfft.
and your word is a total rip-off! i think you should stage a repeat bee.
lastly: this was funny. I love union & hoo. Yesterday i typed "bot" instead of "bought." wow.
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