Posted on 05/21/2019 5:02:30 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
(CNN) Bondieuserie. Bewusstseinslage. Ayacahuite.
Most of us wouldn't even know how to pronounce those words, let alone spell them. The Scripps National Spelling Bee is a week away and it is sure to be filled with a plethora of problematic words. An international team of linguists from the language-learning app Babbel partnered with Merriam-Webster to analyze a decade's worth of words and find out what knocked out Bee contestants in the final round.
Bondieuserie [bohn-dyooz-ree]: banal and often shoddy religious art (almost all religious art)
Zenaida [zen-eye-da]: any bird of a genus of tropical American pigeons (know of some Mexican women with this name)
Schwärmerei [schvair-muh-RYE]: excessive unbridled enthusiasm or attachment (Hillary or Obama fans)
Ayacahuite (Spanish) [ah-jah-kah-WEE-tay]: a large Mexican pine tree with long needles and extremely large yellowish red cones (nope - it's Indian dialect, probably Aztec)
Minhag (Hebrew) [min-HAHG]: Jewish religious custom (of name calling your wife)
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lol I’m not dyslexic, just my typing finger is-
Tow the line - should be ‘toe’ - put your toe on the line.
Tow is correct meaning pull your fair share.
“Bondieuserie”
Never had occasion to use this one. The others I use daily! /s
“Bondieuserie”
Never had occasion to use this one. The others I use daily! /s
Well I guess I am wrong, however, that is the context of how I have heard it used.
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