Posted on 04/21/2020 12:26:19 PM PDT by Olog-hai
There will be no fidgeting at the National Spelling Bee microphone, no banter with pronouncer Jacques Bailly, no pointed questions about definitions or languages of origin, no dreaded bell that signals a misspelled word.
This year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee was canceled Tuesday, the latest beloved public event to be scrapped because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The bee will return next year, Scripps said, but that’s little comfort to the eighth-graders who are missing out on their last shot at the national stage. Scripps will not change eligibility requirements for the next bee, which is scheduled for June 1-3, 2021. The bee, which began in 1925 and was last canceled from 1943-45 because of World War II, has always been restricted to elementary and middle-schoolers.
“I’m totally shattered and devastated,” said 14-year-old Navneeth Murali of Edison, New Jersey, who would have been among the favorites at this year’s bee. “Spelling has basically been my life for so many years. … I put all my effort into the chance of winning Scripps, and this morning I found out it was all gone.” …
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It’s stupid anyways.
Comic Con San Diego is cancelled for the first time in 50 years. Stagecoach is cancelled. news is that Disneyland and sea World won’t reopen until 2021. Seems like big events in 2020 have altogether been cancelled.
Spell “coronavirus” ...
N - U - G - A - T - O - R - Y , nugatory
American children born to parents from India or of Indian origin are crying.
C...U...
WAIT!!!
The Indian kids who win it almost every year are not going to be happy.
That’s about it.
This is gonna sound very racist, and it’s not meant to, but when was the last time an American kid who was NOT of Indian descent won the thing?
Yeh it’s like womens golf: Koreans OWN it.
Good. Next year, if they are going to call it NATIONAL, then only allow US citizens to participate. Be honest, please.
I actually have enjoyed watching it the few times I’ve seen it. I’ve been impressed by the kids. Our American English language is a mixture of so many different languages.
They’re given a list and memorize it as best they can. If that’s how you like to spend your time...go to it.
Can you spell t-y-r-a-n-i-e
dam
Can you please use it in a sentence?
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