Hello! Our championship word for this week is euonym, which means an appropriate name for a person or thing. Euonym comes from the Greek roots eu-, meaning good, and -onym meaning name. Euonym simply means “good name.” Rebecca Sealfon, from New York, shouted each letter of this word ecstatically to win the 1997 National Spelling Bee. Check out the site below for a video of Rebecca Sealfon!
http://mom.me/fun/7505-9-funniest-spelling-bee-moments/item/e-u-o-n-y-m/
Thanks Tara, now I’ll know next week’s spelling word!
I will know how to spell next week’s spelling word!
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Matylda!
That’s so interesting – thanks for sharing; in a recent post I tagged you on your poll of funny words, I thought you might like to see the post:
http://www.whatlexieloves.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/our-weird-and-wonderful-world-silly.html
Thanks for including a link to my site on your blog Lexie!
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My name is Tara and I am a recent graduate of Duke University, with dual degrees in cultural anthropology and political science, and a minor in linguistics. Twelve years ago, I started this blog to share my love of words with others and teach people about the intricacies of etymology and words across our beloved English language!
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