GT: You Got It Wrong, Girl!!

Spelling was one of my favorites back in elementary and high school. (We've rarely done it in college.) I loved it and I've actually been in a lot of competitions where I've won 1st Place. Not to brag or anything, but I can be confident with my spelling. I think, misspelling words in the past and my passion for reading, had something to do with how good I can be in spelling words now.

When I was in elementary (4th grade), I joined my first ever Spelling Bee contest. The word I misspelled and had gotten it wrong a couple of times was, "rendezvous". I always got confused as to whether Z comes first or the S. I didn't get it right again when I was in 6th grade, but thank heavens, I still got the 1st Place!

The other words that I've misspelled several times were, "coup d'état" and "meringue". I got confused because they're not pronounced by how they're spelled. Silent letters can definitely mess with your brain pretty good and not to mention, the pronunciation. [hehe] If I didn't get the words "facade" and "chauffeur" correctly spelled at that competition in high school (2nd year/Sophomore), I probably wouldn't have gotten the first place. If I'm not mistaken, there were 3 rounds and I placed 2nd on the second round. And I remember vividly the word I didn't spell right at the time - - it was, "sheriff".

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