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...Harvard, it’s not uncommon for your brilliant classmates to make you feel slightly inadequate. But take comfort in knowing that at the second annual Freshman Spelling Bee, several freshmen were stumped by the following (absolutely insane) words. How would you have fared in this dorm-versus-dorm competition? See for yourself. On your marks, get set, spell...
...fact: When freshman bee co-host George A. Thampy '10 (of "Spellbound" fame) competed in the National Spelling Bee in 1999, he misspelled "kirtle" as "curtle"—the same way that contestant Julie M. Zauzmer '13 did in this week's competition. “My sympathy was all with her in that moment,” he said. The error had cost Thampy the championship, causing him to place third. Fortunately for Zauzmer, her stakes were lower...
Before the competition began, the contestants—comprising a mix of spelling bee veterans and untrained novices—rifled through enormous dictionaries, quizzing each other on esoteric words...
...event was organized by last year’s winner Athena L. Lao ’12 and former National Spelling Bee champion George A. Thampy...
...love the eclecticism of the English language and how it’s showcased in a unique way,” Thampy said. “I learned more from the National Spelling Bee than from anything else I’ve done...