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a kennedy

(29,663 posts) Thu May 31, 2018, 09:47 PM May 2018

National spelling bee......

Cool.....

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National spelling bee...... (Original Post) a kennedy May 2018 OP

I'm rooting for all of the contestants teach1st May 2018 #1

The Spelling Bee judges made a serious error teach1st May 2018 #2

teach1st

(5,935 posts)

1. I'm rooting for all of the contestants

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Thu May 31, 2018, 09:57 PM

May 2018

I want them all to win. Their spelling skills are amazing.

teach1st

(5,935 posts)

2. The Spelling Bee judges made a serious error

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Thu May 31, 2018, 10:53 PM

May 2018

They mispronounced the Hawai'ian word "aalii" to a contestant.
They pronounced it "ah li i," and that's how the young man spelled it: alii
The word is ʻaʻaliʻi (ah ah li i).

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