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Get excited, America: On Toosday evening, Donald Trimp, the 45th presidint of this grate nation, will give a speech…
Jun 2 2017
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Ananya Vinay, a 12-year-old sixth grader from Fresno, California, swept the 90th annual Scripps National Spelling…
May 25 2016
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Akash Vukoti, age six, is the youngest speller in this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, and for that I just…
Feb 26 2016
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Lamprey eel spray-painted gold Donald Trump had a decent debate Thursday night, in that he continued to offer “scant…
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Aug 27 2014
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I like kids, but one of the biggest challenges I can envision having when I adopt some tiny Marklings of my own…
Dec 12 2012
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If you're a grammarian, a self-styled "grammar nerd," a teacher who has read over the course of your career one too…
Sep 18 2012
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A woman in York City, Penn. found some unpleasant, albeit hilarious, graffiti stenciled all over her SUV, including…
Jun 7 2012
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This first time the Romney campaign misspelled something important ("Amercia"), I chalked it up to an embarrassing…
Mar 19 2012
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We first learned about Starbucks's plan for World Juice Domination back in November when they purchased juice…
Mar 13 2012
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What were you doing when you were six? Learning to spell words like "train" and "family"? Well, can you spell…
Jan 5 2012
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A couple who met when they were randomly matched for a game of Words with Friends has taken their spelling-based…
May 29 2009
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Last night, Kavya Shivashankar, an aspiring neurosurgeon from Olathe, Kansas, took home the trophy at the Scripps…
May 28 2009
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The lovely young woman at left is Kavya Shivashankar, who you may remember from this post. Anyway, Kavya - and a…
May 27 2009
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From the preliminaries of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. earlier today: Oh noes!! 11!…
May 15 2009
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- Kanye West's girlfriend, Amber Rose, posted a picture of Madonna pinching her butt on her Twitter, prompting rumors…
May 7 2009
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Although fourteen-year-old Yulkendy Valdez moved to the United States from her native Dominican Republic less than…
Feb 3 2009
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“When I go through and mark up a menu, I’m not doing it to humiliate the person... I just want them to know so they…
Oct 25 2008
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We all have our trap words: for some, it's "immediately," for others, "definitely," and for yours truly, as some of…