The Scripps National Spelling Bee - 2009 Winning Word

For those who have not yet heard, the winning word of this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee was "Laodicean," which is defined by freedictionary.com as: "of or relating to Laodicea, or indifferent in matters of religion."
Congratulations to Kavya Shivashankar, the 13-year-old winner from Olathe, Kansas. Excellent job.

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On a separate note, one of the earlier words in the finals was "brachyology," which sounds a lot like the word "bracketology" of which I have previously posted.

A brachyology is defined by reference.com as: a figure of speech that is an abbreviated expression. An example is the omission of "good" in "good morning."

Scripps National Spelling Bee Results

If you haven't yet heard, a 13-year-old from Indiana by the name of Sameer Mishra won the Scripps National Spelling Bee Friday evening. The winning word was guerdon which is defined as "something that one has earned or gained." Congratulations Sameer and thank you for adding humor to the evening with your response upon mishearing the word numnah (See post below for a replay).

While on the subject of spelling, a friend recently emailed me a link to a different kink of spelling test for "regular folks." Give it a try, it is a lot of fun.

http://lifestyle.msn.com/familyandparenting/raisingkids/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7459725&gt1=46001