by Why Spelling Bees Might Be the Funniest Part of Your Week
Spelling bees are gladiator fights for vocabulary nerds. You sit in an auditorium where the tension is thicker than a triple-syllable word. Kids spell like their futures depend on it–which they kind of do–and the adults watching act like it’s a heavyweight bout. The moderator says “onomatopoeia” and a third grader’s soul visibly leaves their body. Meanwhile, someone’s dad tries to mouth the answer and gets a death glare from his child. A girl misspells “fuchsia” and an audible gasp sweeps the crowd. Spelling bees: where letters hurt more than sticks and stones.
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