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		Six-year-old Virginia girl is the youngest contestant ever in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. I had to cut and paste 'contestant' (wtkr.com)		88
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Ennuipoet		2012-03-13 06:48:30 PM

I uced to be abel to spell gud but teh computr caim alonk and sepll chk rewnt my ablitee tp rekagnise wrds inkurrectally seplld wif owt a read lane beneaf.

Sgygus		2012-03-13 06:52:09 PM

C ... uh ... U ... N ...

johnsoninca		2012-03-13 06:55:44 PM

Vaquero? Really? Now you need to know how to spell in Spanish?

On the other hand, that does fit with all the obscure English words they use that sound like they're from another language.

Indubitably		2012-03-13 07:07:30 PM

Wow.

Indubitably		2012-03-13 07:08:19 PM

Indubitably: Wow.

*bow*

World, you rock!

;)

SevenizGud		2012-03-13 07:10:35 PM

Euonym!

pedobearapproved		2012-03-13 07:10:45 PM

As someone that's dyslexic I hate spelling bees. They remind me of my failures.

/crying

some_beer_drinker		2012-03-13 07:11:44 PM

haha, i do that all the time when i write headlines...usually harder words though.

Noticeably F.A.T.		2012-03-13 07:12:16 PM

pedobearapproved: As someone that's dyslexic I hate spelling bees. They remind me of my failures.

/crying

I hate them because there is no goddamn reason for bugs to be able to spell better than me.

Perducci		2012-03-13 07:13:09 PM

She's only six. Of course she's... ohhhh "Virginia". Never mind.

nicoffeine		2012-03-13 07:13:12 PM

johnsoninca: Vaquero? Really? Now you need to know how to spell in Spanish?

On the other hand, that does fit with all the obscure English words they use that sound like they're from another language.

Please be joking/trolling.

Cossa		2012-03-13 07:14:35 PM

I made it to the semifinals when I was in 8th grade. I lost on the word 'varietal'.

/still bitter

just passing through		2012-03-13 07:14:59 PM

My gf can spell her ass off. I rely almost entirely on dictionary.com or spellcheck. I suck.

djones101		2012-03-13 07:16:42 PM

Psst, subby, it's copy and paste. Cut removes the content from the page, copy just makes a copy of it. They should never be used interchangeably. Hence the reason why they're 2 different options in the menu.

Feel free to try it out in your favorite text editor or the comment box when the inevitable trolling begins!

PainfulItching		2012-03-13 07:17:21 PM

Golf clap for subby.

/I'da had to do that too.

TrixieDelite		2012-03-13 07:19:07 PM

I love all aspects of language, and was an English major for a while. My son and husband are math/science whizzes. I hate math. My son says, "Without math, the world wouldn't work." I say, "Without language, you couldn't explain why."

Go, little girl, go!

Really I'm Black		2012-03-13 07:22:04 PM

scrippers

elev8meL8r		2012-03-13 07:22:27 PM

"My parents quiz me. I read lists and I have a really good memory," Madison, who is home-schooled, told Fox's WTTG-TV, a Washington-area station, as her lips slowly retracted to reveal a set of gleaming white, disproportionately large teeth.

/fixed that for them
//right on kid, more power to ya

solokumba		2012-03-13 07:23:34 PM

Indubitably		2012-03-13 07:24:50 PM

elev8meL8r: "My parents quiz me. I read lists and I have a really good memory," Madison, who is home-schooled, told Fox's WTTG-TV, a Washington-area station, as her lips slowly retracted to reveal a set of gleaming white, disproportionately large teeth.

/fixed that for them
//right on kid, more power to ya

*insert pic*

*rofl*

P.S. Ya know, this guy curses the day he laid that jpeg down...ohhhh pics. *Big sigh*

dletter		2012-03-13 07:26:03 PM

I just want to reiterate how impressive that is though.... if you got to the National Spelling Bee stage, you've done some pretty tough words, that are designed for kids at a 5th-6th grade level, although I think definitely a few levels below what you see once you get to the prime time finals on TV.

I don't expect her to do much at the national stage, but, it would be quite a story if she made it to the prime time round.

Roja Herring		2012-03-13 07:27:00 PM

word

KangTheMad		2012-03-13 07:30:39 PM

"Spell Fark"

"Uh. . .definition?"

"If you fark my sister, I'm going to shoot you."

"Ok. Uhh, Fark. . .F. . .A. . .Q. . no, R. . .Q. . .U. . .E"

cowgirl toffee		2012-03-13 07:33:42 PM

Now spell "potato".

fracas		2012-03-13 07:34:06 PM

Well, I would hope she's a virginian. She's only 6!

mikefinch		2012-03-13 07:34:59 PM

pedobearapproved: As someone that's dyslexic I hate spelling bees. They remind me of my failures.

/crying

I hate spelling bees because i cant spell out loud worth a damn -- i have to write the word down and look at it -- I lose my place like three letters in and i just cant spell worth a damn unless i can look at the letters.

I spell alright... not on the internet though -- anything more than minor proofing for squiggly lines and punctuation is a fools game in forums.

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener		2012-03-13 07:35:43 PM

Without spellcheck, I would spell "loquacious" a different way each time.

(But I digress.)

That said, more power to her. I couldn't spell a lot of stuff when I was six years old.

Gyrfalcon		2012-03-13 07:36:50 PM

Supercallifragilisticexpialidocious.

Indubitably		2012-03-13 07:38:20 PM

Gyrfalcon: Supercallifragilisticexpialidocious.

Quite atrocious?

DavidVincent		2012-03-13 07:39:16 PM

Wow. Her name is Madison. Not Chang, Goldberg or Patel.

USA USA USA

Still.... fark the parents and their farking flash cards

Indubitably		2012-03-13 07:39:29 PM

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: Without spellcheck, I would spell "loquacious" a different way each time.

(But I digress.)

That said, more power to her. I couldn't spell a lot of stuff when I was six years old.

It's locquaciousss...

;)

Biohazard24		2012-03-13 07:39:58 PM

/First thing I thought of

The Asshole Guy		2012-03-13 07:40:16 PM

Perducci: She's only six. Of course she's... ohhhh "Virginia". Never mind.

And I thought I was the only one that read it the wrong way.

DavidVincent		2012-03-13 07:40:35 PM

fracas: Well, I would hope she's a virginian. She's only 6!

I hope they don't marry her off before I get to meet her.

KangTheMad		2012-03-13 07:41:00 PM

Indubitably: Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: Without spellcheck, I would spell "loquacious" a different way each time.

(But I digress.)

That said, more power to her. I couldn't spell a lot of stuff when I was six years old.

It's locquaciousss...

;)

Indubitably. . .

DavidVincent		2012-03-13 07:42:12 PM

Sgygus: C ... uh ... U ... N ...

I''ll take a "T", Vanna.

cyberspacedout		2012-03-13 07:42:52 PM

Cossa: I made it to the semifinals when I was in 8th grade. I lost on the word 'varietal'.

/still bitter

Same here, and miine was "trellised."

And I would've made the same mistake now, if it weren't for my browser's spell checker. Otherwise I'm a damn good speller.

But who uses that word, anyway? Maybe English majors who have to work as part time gardeners?

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener		2012-03-13 07:42:55 PM

Indubitably: It's locquaciousss...

;)

*stares at that for a long time*

Don't confuse me.

I CAN'T BE CONFUSED HERE.

KangTheMad: Indubitably. . .

BY JOVE, I THINK KANG'S GOT IT

GungFu		2012-03-13 07:45:12 PM

Spell: Aluminium.

A.L.U.M.I.N.U.M

Aluminum.

WRONG!

ChrisDe		2012-03-13 07:45:37 PM

Spell the name of this in Hawaiian, smartypants.

KangTheMad		2012-03-13 07:46:05 PM

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: Indubitably: It's locquaciousss...

;)

*stares at that for a long time*

Don't confuse me.

I CAN'T BE CONFUSED HERE.

KangTheMad: Indubitably. . .

BY JOVE, I THINK KANG'S GOT IT

And I didn't even look twice at the name.

FloydA		2012-03-13 07:49:06 PM

Sgygus: C ... uh ... U ... N ...

No, virGINia.

meathome		2012-03-13 07:49:38 PM

pedobearapproved: As someone that's dyslexic I hate spelling bees. They remind me of my failures.

/crying

I merely use a mirror for that

/now, also crying

four95		2012-03-13 07:52:33 PM

Indubitably		2012-03-13 07:56:24 PM

M-O-O-N spells T-W-A-T.

Offensive?

Sort of.

Funny in a retarded-interjection-sort-of-way?

Yeah, a little.

;)

austin_millbarge		2012-03-13 08:03:21 PM

Virginia?

/thought it was a fun movie so giving a shout out

OlderGuy		2012-03-13 08:16:22 PM

Perducci: She's only six. Of course she's... ohhhh "Virginia". Never mind.

Jealousy is bad.......

Rubix^3		2012-03-13 08:19:50 PM

TrixieDelite: I love all aspects of language, and was an English major for a while. My son and husband are math/science whizzes. I hate math. My son says, "Without math, the world wouldn't work." I say, "Without language, you couldn't explain why."

Go, little girl, go!

Sure you can. Remember the book/movie Contact?

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duh