http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/02/spelling-bee-gaffe-brings-laughs/ The latest Headlines, news and blog posts from ABC News contributors and bloggers. Fri, 24 May 2013 16:39:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/02/spelling-bee-gaffe-brings-laughs/#comment-5332271 Been there Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:46:58 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/?p=211991#comment-5332271 Christopher, please have your hearing tested. I went from perfect speller to spelling the wrong words perfectly at the same age due to progressive hearing loss and teacher who dictated the week's spelling test while strolling the room. Christopher mentions the moderator facing the audience, not the competitors. Progressive hearing loss is sneaky, often seems like "selective hearing loss" and "can hear when he wants to" because it depends on lighting, positioning, accents, facial hair, context, eyestrain, fatigue, background noise, and many other variables. To Christopher, good luck and the sense of humour about it will serve you well. Christopher, please have your hearing tested. I went from perfect speller to spelling the wrong words perfectly at the same age due to progressive hearing loss and teacher who dictated the week’s spelling test while strolling the room. Christopher mentions the moderator facing the audience, not the competitors. Progressive hearing loss is sneaky, often seems like “selective hearing loss” and “can hear when he wants to” because it depends on lighting, positioning, accents, facial hair, context, eyestrain, fatigue, background noise, and many other variables. To Christopher, good luck and the sense of humour about it will serve you well.

]]> http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/02/spelling-bee-gaffe-brings-laughs/#comment-5332041 Really? Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:24:10 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/?p=211991#comment-5332041 Shamed his school and his family? Huh. I figured there'd be some stupid comment on this article. Glad I wasn't disappointed. Shamed his school and his family? Huh. I figured there’d be some stupid comment on this article. Glad I wasn’t disappointed.

]]> http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/02/spelling-bee-gaffe-brings-laughs/#comment-5328041 Greggw Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:43:28 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/?p=211991#comment-5328041 Herons are common in Oxnard, so Ferreira would have shamed his school and his family if he had gotten the word wrong. Herons are common in Oxnard, so Ferreira would have shamed his school and his family if he had gotten the word wrong.

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