We are watching the 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee on television tonight. It is nice to see televised competition that is not reality TV or sports. How do you spell sprachgefuhl? Good show ABC!
We watched last night as well, and I was a little aghast at the fact that almost none of the words in the final rounds were actually English...they were either French, Hebrew, or German. In fact, the final word for the bee was "ursprache".
I was somehow under the impression that an English spelling bee would actually use mostly English words, rather than obscure borrowings from other languages. But it was still fun to watch, and to see the mostly 8th grade children bravely leave the stage while suppressing their tears after doing so well for so long, only to finally lose. And to see the winner holding herself in check as she quavered the letters of her final word, and to watch her face light up as she realized she had won.
I reserve the right to not publish ignorant ill-informed and filthy comments from vile cretins who have a four letter vocabulary. Further, anonymous comments with strong opinions and personal attacks may be rejected. If you want to voice a strong opinion, at least have the courage to sign your name to it. You don't even have to use your name, make something up so the next person can address your comment without confusion.
The white girl won!
ReplyDeleteGo white girl, go white girl!
Well, ok, the last two finalistists were white girls. One American, one Canadian.
Go American white girl, go American white girl!
We watched last night as well, and I was a little aghast at the fact that almost none of the words in the final rounds were actually English...they were either French, Hebrew, or German. In fact, the final word for the bee was "ursprache".
ReplyDeleteI was somehow under the impression that an English spelling bee would actually use mostly English words, rather than obscure borrowings from other languages. But it was still fun to watch, and to see the mostly 8th grade children bravely leave the stage while suppressing their tears after doing so well for so long, only to finally lose. And to see the winner holding herself in check as she quavered the letters of her final word, and to watch her face light up as she realized she had won.