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Google knows which words you have trouble spelling
To celebrate the culmination of Scripps' National Spelling Bee, Google decided to find out what words most Americans struggle with. The search engine aggregated every query that began with "how to spell" and then identified which one was the most popular in each state. Surprisingly, "diarrhea" isn't the word most people struggle with, which is "desert" and / or "cancelled," depending on where you live. Other terms that have users stumped include "neighbor," "vacuum," "gray" and "pneumonia" -- the latter of which is a preoccupation for the folks in Washington State, Missouri and North Carolina. We're not sure that the results say anything meaningful except to make us wonder why Utah and Arkansas are so preoccupied with leprechauns. Oh, and people who live in Massachusetts don't know how to spell Massachusetts. Here's a tip, then: It's spelled Massachusetts.
A spelling bee on the go
I avoid education and learning whenever I can--but then again, I also hate vegetables, and I watch cartoons. Essentially, I'm like an eight year-old that watches Playboy TV. But luckily for the planet, not everyone is like me and some people can have fun with brain-teasers and edutainment. That being the case, those who yearn to learn may want to sit down for this news. Crave is bringing out Spelling Challenge and More! to the PSP this summer for a paltry $19.99. Players will get prizes for the correct answers to over 25,000 words. It surely doesn't sound like a game for me. Unless the title "More!" involves running over hookers, I'm not sure I'll be giving Crave my green. [Via Gamespot]
Scripps National Spelling Bee in HD
So if you have nothing today and really want to feel dumb, you might want to turn to ESPN HD. The Scripps National Spelling Bee is high-def this year and ESPN is running it till 3:00 today. These kids are simply amazing and spelling words that most people will never know how to say let alone spell. Like "Cachinnate" which means to laugh loudly or to convulsively. Or better yet..."Tatterdemalion," with origins part Scandinavian and part unknown, means ragged or disreputable in dress and the 11 year old 6th grader got it right. Amasing. Simply amasing.
