That was the winning word at last night's National Spelling Bee. And for the first time in 14 years, the final word was one that I've actually heard of.
Definition: (adj) indifferent toward politics or religion
Sentence: You'll find the Laodicean members of the Bored in the Moratorium Lounge.
Laodicean
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I've never heard of it. I'm a terrible speller but would have spelled that correctly.
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Of the words in the championship round, which I admit was the only Bee round I got home in time to watch, there was only one I spelled correctly. It is a word I have known, from having seen it in print, since I was about 8 years old. When the contestant got it I thought "what a gift". But for them it was not a gift. (I don't want to give words away here because someone might have the Bee on tape & hasn't watched it yet. But I don't want to spoilerize the whole darn message either.)
Think "science fiction fan, therefore also someone who reads about 'unexplained phenomena on earth'" & you'll know why I knew the meaning, spelling, & somewhat later in life the correct pronunciation, which it turns out I had got right all along at age 8.
The other words; there was one with a well-known word of similar eytomology which I didn't even get right. Because I apparently didn't even know how to spell the well-known counterpart. And even if I could spell the counterpart-word correctly, I would have gotten the Bee word wrong because it ended unexpectedly. Any one wanna figure out that one too?
Think "science fiction fan, therefore also someone who reads about 'unexplained phenomena on earth'" & you'll know why I knew the meaning, spelling, & somewhat later in life the correct pronunciation, which it turns out I had got right all along at age 8.
The other words; there was one with a well-known word of similar eytomology which I didn't even get right. Because I apparently didn't even know how to spell the well-known counterpart. And even if I could spell the counterpart-word correctly, I would have gotten the Bee word wrong because it ended unexpectedly. Any one wanna figure out that one too?
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Not me! -- I don't want to figure it out. Could I please vote for the spoilerizing method? Just the two words, that's not much spoilerizing...ghostjmf wrote:Of the words in the championship round, which I admit was the only Bee round I got home in time to watch, there was only one I spelled correctly. It is a word I have known, from having seen it in print, since I was about 8 years old. When the contestant got it I thought "what a gift". But for them it was not a gift. (I don't want to give words away here because someone might have the Bee on tape & hasn't watched it yet. But I don't want to spoilerize the whole darn message either.)
Think "science fiction fan, therefore also someone who reads about 'unexplained phenomena on earth'" & you'll know why I knew the meaning, spelling, & somewhat later in life the correct pronunciation, which it turns out I had got right all along at age 8.
The other words; there was one with a well-known word of similar eytomology which I didn't even get right. Because I apparently didn't even know how to spell the well-known counterpart. And even if I could spell the counterpart-word correctly, I would have gotten the Bee word wrong because it ended unexpectedly. Any one wanna figure out that one too?
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The other words I correctly spelled during last night's finals were all words I've seen before: .
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avoirdupois, becquerel, neufchatel, Reykjavik, and xebec
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I would have gottenNellyLunatic1980 wrote:The other words I correctly spelled during last night's finals were all words I've seen before:.Spoiler
avoirdupois, becquerel, neufchatel, Reykjavik, and xebec
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avoirdupois, neufchatel, and Reykjavik.
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xebec
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Scientist, S-C-I-E-N-T-I-S-T, Scientist.ghostjmf wrote:Think "science fiction fan, therefore also someone who reads about 'unexplained phenomena on earth'" & you'll know why I knew the meaning, spelling, & somewhat later in life the correct pronunciation, which it turns out I had got right all along at age 8.
If it fits all the clues in the question, the judges must rule my answer correct. If it's not the answer you were looking for, write more specific questions.
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Sportsfan: Re: Laodicean
Your wish is my command:
word I knew as a kid:
The word I should have gotten from a similar word, but not really:
word I knew as a kid:
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"menhir"; reason I knew it is, of course, that the standing stones at Stonehenge are called "menhirs". Or at least some of them are. Maybe its the stones that stand alone, & are not part of the henge. Gotta look that one up, even after last night.
At any rate, science fiction books of the 50s/60s often had people finding menhirs on other planets. Or so it seems retrospectively, anyway.
At any rate, science fiction books of the 50s/60s often had people finding menhirs on other planets. Or so it seems retrospectively, anyway.
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"isagoge"
Similar word is "pedagogy", which of course I misspelled on my own sheet "pedagougy" anyway. At least I got the "a" right.
An earlier word I almost spelled right I put an "ae" in where there was only an "a". I overthought these words a lot.
Similar word is "pedagogy", which of course I misspelled on my own sheet "pedagougy" anyway. At least I got the "a" right.
An earlier word I almost spelled right I put an "ae" in where there was only an "a". I overthought these words a lot.
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Thanks!ghostjmf wrote:Your wish is my command:
word I knew as a kid:
The word I should have gotten from a similar word, but not really:Spoiler
"menhir"; reason I knew it is, of course, that the standing stones at Stonehenge are called "menhirs". Or at least some of them are. Maybe its the stones that stand alone, & are not part of the henge. Gotta look that one up, even after last night.
At any rate, science fiction books of the 50s/60s often had people finding menhirs on other planets. Or so it seems retrospectively, anyway.
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"isagoge"
Similar word is "pedagogy", which of course I misspelled on my own sheet "pedagougy" anyway. At least I got the "a" right.
An earlier word I almost spelled right I put an "ae" in where there was only an "a". I overthought these words a lot.
Two excellent words. I too would have gotten the first one right, the second one wrong.
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Re: Laodicean
Speling is ovRated. TV should show more dog wrestling.
I am gud at that.
I am gud at that.
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Was dystopic in the Bee this year?
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Lizbit wrote:Speling is ovRated. TV should show more dog wrestling.
I am gud at that.
How about dog vs. squirrel wrestling? The two of us could be big stars in the WWE.....
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Come on down to ground level, so we can practice!Evil Squirrel wrote:Lizbit wrote:Speling is ovRated. TV should show more dog wrestling.
I am gud at that.
How about dog vs. squirrel wrestling? The two of us could be big stars in the WWE.....
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Remind me again why Michael Vick went to jail?Lizbit wrote:Speling is ovRated. TV should show more dog wrestling.
I am gud at that.
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I believe in the usefulness of useless information.
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He went to jail B cause he broke laws.NellyLunatic1980 wrote:Remind me again why Michael Vick went to jail?Lizbit wrote:Speling is ovRated. TV should show more dog wrestling.
I am gud at that.
Dog wrestling is not dog fighting. Us wrestlers go by the "all teeth, no bite" rule. Fighting dogs try to kill each other. If U play that way, nobody wants to play with U again. Duh.
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I used this word once in an email I wrote to a professor. I thought later I was being pretentious, but now I feel vindicated.
The word comes from the Church of Laodicea in the Book of Revelations.
The word comes from the Church of Laodicea in the Book of Revelations.
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What's the big deal? I knew how to spell that word as soon as it appeared on my television screen. 
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yeh, also the first winning word in some time which sounds very familiar. But that may just be brain rot.
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etaoin22 wrote:yeh, also the first winning word in some time which sounds very familiar. But that may just be brain rot.
I love the winning word! Euonym now sounds very familiar to me, and so will Laodicean soon.
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The book in the bible is Revelation, not Revelations.Weyoun wrote:I used this word once in an email I wrote to a professor. I thought later I was being pretentious, but now I feel vindicated.
The word comes from the Church of Laodicea in the Book of Revelations.
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I thought of that too after being corrected on it a while back and thought, "Nah, let the experts correct it."TheCalvinator24 wrote:The book in the bible is Revelation, not Revelations.Weyoun wrote:I used this word once in an email I wrote to a professor. I thought later I was being pretentious, but now I feel vindicated.
The word comes from the Church of Laodicea in the Book of Revelations.
-- In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller
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SportsFan68 wrote:I thought of that too after being corrected on it a while back and thought, "Nah, let the experts correct it."TheCalvinator24 wrote:The book in the bible is Revelation, not Revelations.Weyoun wrote:I used this word once in an email I wrote to a professor. I thought later I was being pretentious, but now I feel vindicated.
The word comes from the Church of Laodicea in the Book of Revelations.
Didn't you know, everyone on the bored is an expert.
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Oh yeah, huh. I forgot.ulysses5019 wrote:SportsFan68 wrote:I thought of that too after being corrected on it a while back and thought, "Nah, let the experts correct it."TheCalvinator24 wrote: The book in the bible is Revelation, not Revelations.
Didn't you know, everyone on the bored is an expert.
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Not according to St John the Divan.TheCalvinator24 wrote:The book in the bible is Revelation, not Revelations.Weyoun wrote:I used this word once in an email I wrote to a professor. I thought later I was being pretentious, but now I feel vindicated.
The word comes from the Church of Laodicea in the Book of Revelations.