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SportsFan68
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by SportsFan68 » Thu Feb 02, 2017 11:23 pm
Jarnon was talking about this time of year being a time of tradition for me, and he was righter than he knew. Last night was the Adult Education Center's annual Spellebration fundraiser, which I have been fortunate enough to win a few times with my stellar spellerz teammates.
There was no hope for us this year. If a word is passed to you, you can't pass it again, you have to spell it. We were passed a word which starts with four consonants and which is pronounced /ˈskɛnt. It means the double crown that pharaohs and various Egyptian deities wore. I'll spoil the spelling at the bottom in case anyone wants to try her luck.
pschent
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-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller
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plasticene
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by plasticene » Fri Feb 03, 2017 9:32 am
Pschent
! I know that one from Scrabble. Not that I know the definitions of all the obscure words, but I knew that one was something Egyptian. Would never have gotten it from the pronunciation without the definition, though.
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SportsFan68
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by SportsFan68 » Fri Feb 03, 2017 1:23 pm
Good job, Plasticene.
-- 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
