३ जून, २०१०

It's Spelling Bee time again.

And, as usual, the best place to hang out is ALOTT5MA.

५ टिप्पण्या:

Unknown म्हणाले...

Are they phonetically syllablizing (?) everything for kids or the adults?

I remember, back about 1958, the country was fascinated by the kid who won it when she got cyzygy.

And everybody asked, "OK, what is it?".

Tom McGlynn म्हणाले...

I presume that's 'syzygy'?

Unknown म्हणाले...

No, I looked it up before I typed it in.

Cyzygy is a Greek word meaning an alignment of planets or celestial bodies

Triangle Man म्हणाले...

Cyzygy is a Greek word meaning an alignment of planets or celestial bodies.

The OED agrees with Tom that it is syzygy.

Freeman Hunt म्हणाले...

Well, syzygy for you to say.