Something Different—Fun with Spelling

Since the past week or so has seen my muse take a hit from an array of unwelcomed and annoying outside sources, I thought I might post something simply for fun. The following is from the Washington Post. As an aside to the Scripts National Spelling Bee, the paper set up its own spelling challenge using everyday words. The link below opens to an exercise where a sentence for every letter in the alphabet is written with misspelled words for each letter. So, take a break, take your time and see how good you are at spelling. (Just so you know, my score was 88.)

HAVE FUN !

How well can you spell?

While 281 spellers compete in the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee by spelling words that can make one’s head spin (“weissnichtwo” and “cabotinage” to name a couple), there are many words we come across regularly that are commonly misspelled, according to the Oxford English Corpus.

We’ve written silly sentences for each letter so you can try your hand at correcting the misspelled words. We’re warning you: It’s tough.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/lifestyle/spelling-bee/