https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 25 May 2026 18:48:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee/page/2#post-298827 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:32:00 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 298827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeybee: Once I was in high school things were fine... At that point intellectual pursuits were more highly prized than in grade school :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee/page/2#post-298826 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:30:54 +0000 Rubies 298826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In grade 2 my word was "sister" and I was so cocky and even laughed that my word was so easy. Then I oh-so-cockily said, "s-i-t-e-r" - I didn't say the second "s"!!! I totally got owned. I learned not to be stupidly cocky. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee/page/2#post-298822 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:26:29 +0000 Honeybee 298822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Oh, that makes me so sad. :( I always hated those types of "games" that really targeted and humiliated one person for the sake of laughter. My high school used to do those all the time, and I hated it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee/page/2#post-298819 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:24:17 +0000 cyndistar3 298819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember I was in the district spelling bee and I got all nervous and decided to spell familiar wrong on purpose so I could go sit down. I absolutely hate being in front of people and almost threw up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee/page/2#post-298817 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:23:02 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 298817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeybee: yeah... I was about to beat an 8th grader who had just misspelled "obtunded", but he got back in the game and won because of my screw up. I think the whole school was pleased (and found it hilarious) and I was mortified!</p> <p>The only thing worse was the caramel apple eating contest where they made mine a caramel onion :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee/page/2#post-298812 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:19:00 +0000 Honeybee 298812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Ah, I'm so glad you shared! It must have been really embarrassing for you at the time, especially because it seemed like the spelling bee was your moment to shine. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee/page/2#post-298805 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:14:27 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 298805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok, so I've never shared this story before because it's soooo embarassing. In 4th grade I was one of two left standing in our whole school. I got the word "Popular". In my mind, I was like 'Oh man, too easy!' I rushed through and spelled P-O-P-L-A-R.</p> <p>I knew how to spell it, I just rushed... but I was so embarrassed because I was like the least POPULAR kid in class (skipped grades, really small, and a know it all smarty pants-- which is not a good combination, let me tell you).</p> <p>I was humbled and to this very day never told the story. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee/page/2#post-298778 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:45:37 +0000 sweetooth 298778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I know I'm a week behind on this post :) But I will never forget the word that I struck out on. </p> <p>Adjourn. </p> <p>I started it with the letter "O"...and the bell went off. You really never forget the word you strike out on at a spelling bee! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee/page/2#post-292506 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:53:16 +0000 SleepyMonkey 292506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>YES and it was an easy word that i knew how to spell, and i flew through it and forgot an "i". PARTICIPATION. </p> <p>goddammit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee/page/2#post-292495 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:40:41 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 292495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only word I ever misspelled on a spelling test is still painful. Decathlon. I think I added another vowel in there, like De-Cath-A-Lon. Ugh.<br /> Oh, and I realized in the eleventh grade that I had been spelling definitely wrong my entire life. It is not definAtely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee/page/2#post-292492 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:37:54 +0000 Arden 292492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Ha. See, I've never even heard of that particular ailment. Got it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee/page/2#post-292488 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:28:10 +0000 mrbee 292488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: maybe you have got the ague. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee/page/2#post-292482 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:23:24 +0000 Arden 292482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I'm pretty sure I have every European capital memorized, but I'm completely stumped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee/page/2#post-292469 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:07:13 +0000 Andrea 292469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rock n Roll: aw, hope the bathroom wasn't too smelly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee/page/2#post-292439 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:33:53 +0000 Ree723 292439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I won the school spelling bee in 6th grade and went on to the district spelling bee where I got the word edifice in the third round. I have no idea why I did this as I knew it was wrong but I spelled it edefice, sigh. I was so mad at myself!</p> <p>@mrs. Yoyo: I'm a huge geography nerd too and I'm trying to run through world capitals as well to solve Mr Bee's riddle but I'm stuck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee/page/2#post-292340 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:39:14 +0000 Rock n Roll 292340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: I used to hide in the bathroom and read at recess. Everyone always wanted to play dodgeball and it always resulted in me getting hit in the face, so I stuck to reading in the bathroom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee/page/2#post-292300 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:08:43 +0000 calsmom 292300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Poise. I will never forget it. I spelled it without the 'e'. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee/page/2#post-292299 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:07:32 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 292299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Vilnius? (ilnus = illness)?</p> <p>Seems like a stretch, but that's all I got! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee/page/2#post-292251 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:44:54 +0000 dagret 292251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I won every spelling bee my school ever had. I spelled stevedore wrong in the Big City Regional Spelling Bee. I could'a been a contender! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee/page/2#post-292237 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:40:10 +0000 Sammyfab 292237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: haha. I appreciate your support! *fist bump* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee/page/2#post-292223 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:34:25 +0000 mrbee 292223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: It's in Central Europe... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee#post-292222 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:34:05 +0000 mrbee 292222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sammyfab: I think we have all learned today that spelling bees are rife with injustice.</p> <p>I left all contractions out of my last sentence, as a gesture of solidarity. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee#post-292220 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:33:33 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 292220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: You've got me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee#post-292211 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:28:39 +0000 Sammyfab 292211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved spelling in grade school! I spelled 'haven't' wrong in a spelling bee because I couldn't figure out what the word was when my teacher said it out loud. Seriously...contractions in a spelling bee!?!? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee#post-292207 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:25:44 +0000 spaniellove 292207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! When I was in 5th grade I went to the regional level spelling bee (but only got as far as the written round), and in 6th grade it came down to me and 2 boys on the word "oriole". For some reason none of us could hear her correctly but the one sports nut got it. Argh! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee#post-292199 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:18:53 +0000 sulli301 292199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am sure I misspelled plenty but I actually remember a girl ( I won't name her name haha but I know it to this day) in 5th grade spelling "Hamster" with a P &amp; I had a hamster @ the time so I was like "noooooope" in my head hahaha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee#post-292197 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:17:57 +0000 mrbee 292197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: You've got my vote! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee#post-292196 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:17:28 +0000 Andrea 292196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: that would be just fine. I had a reading buddy and we sat next to each other at recess, just reading. That is social right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee#post-292193 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:15:24 +0000 mrbee 292193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: What one-word capital city can be stripped of two letters, and instantly become feverish? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-words-you-misspelled-in-a-spelling-bee#post-292183 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:07:39 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 292183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: BRING IT! ;) </p>