To: Vinnie
Are the rules still the same or have they dumbed down spelling bees also?
The rules are still the same. You cannot correct any spelling already given.
The other thing that kids need to watch out for are 'near' homonyms. The prounouncer is not required to notify the child of this case, only if it is an actual homonym.
To: All
Look at this link:
Round 4.
The kids are beginning to drop out quickly. Our Rocky Mountain New speller is still going though..(#40) :-)
To: politicket
The homonym thing was why I almost always asked for a definition, and often asked for the word to be used in a sentence.
86 posted on
06/01/2006 6:02:39 AM PDT by
Xenalyte
(It's a Zen thing, you know, like how many babies fit in a tire.)
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