Spelling bee goes to dogs
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THE best young spellers in the United States and beyond faced a torrent of tricky dog names on Wednesday as the 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee got underway.
Borzoi, dachshund, Keeshond, Schipperke, schnauzer and Weimaraner were among the breed names that tested the spelling wits of the 281 contestants on stage at the National Harbor outside Washington.
“There were a lot of those,” acknowledged the bee’s official pronouncer Jacques Bailly, a classics professor in Vermont who won the championship in 1980.
“We love dogs,” added executive director Paige Kimble, the 1981 winner.
The National Spelling Bee dates back to the 1920s.
Last year, Arvind Mahankali, a 13-year-old New Yorker, took home the coveted bee cup and US$30,000 in cash and prizes.
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