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Evan O’Dorney always eats fish before his spelling bees. The brain food apparently has served him well: He’s the 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion.

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What the AP article conveniently leaves out is that, as I understand it, Evan is home schooled.

Basil
 
heheee. His parents should be awarded as well!
 
A 13 year old wins that, but the typical internet user doesn't know the difference between there, their, they're, and two, too, and to.

Sigh
 
/bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif me neither.
 
aerog said:
A 13 year old wins that, but the typical internet user doesn't know the difference between there, their, they're, and two, too, and to.

Sigh
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Ummm.... never mind! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/mad.gif
 
aerog said:
A 13 year old wins that, but the typical internet user doesn't know the difference between there, their, they're, and two, too, and to.

Sigh
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Let's not forget your and you're /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
 
... and defeat, deduct, detail and defense... /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/jester.gif
 
DrEntropy said:
... and defeat, deduct, detail and defense... /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/jester.gif
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De Doc has spoke de trut'! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/jester.gif
 
See de "sentence structure" post one forum down for a more de-tail'd explanation. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/jester.gif
 
The breaks on my car don't work.

And I'm off for my coffee brake.
 
Nunyas said:
aerog said:
A 13 year old wins that, but the typical internet user doesn't know the difference between there, their, they're, and two, too, and to.

Sigh
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Let's not forget your and you're /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
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ensure and insure
 
Isn't and ain't. Oh wait, isn't ain't a word is it? /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
 
Affect an effect.

...or the reverse.
 
Basil said:
...What the AP article conveniently leaves out is that, as I understand it, Evan is home schooled.
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...and thet's hard work, done right. Ask my wife.
 
I laughed when a very intelligent lady that attended the spelling bee said, it's an awful feeling when your amongst this many people and realize that your the dumbest one there.
 
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