Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-09-23 | Page 7 | Here's Words That Rout Ranks of Spelling Bee

oo HERE'S WORDS THAT ROUT RANKS OF SPELLING BEE WASHINGTON. Sept. 23 Tho who consider themselves expert spellers spell-ers may bo interested tn the result of a series of old-fashloncd spelling bees held In a popular summer resort of North Carolina to determine the words which are most difficult for the person of average education to spell. By almost unanimous consent, "ele-emoaynary" "ele-emoaynary" was given the stellar position, posi-tion, 91 per cent of the contestants meeting disaster upon one or another Of the essentia vowels. "Connoisseur" wrecked the ambitions of all except those who could be classified under that term Itself, "fuchsia' was thirl In terms of difficulty, being followed In order by "tranquillity. ' fricassee." consensus. ' supercede," ' questionnaire question-naire and ' periphery." ' Separate,' long in disgrace as tho most easily mlespollcd word in the ordinary or-dinary vocabulary caused little trouble In this particular circle; and despite the spread of Ihc neumystle cult. ' oulja" was familiar to only BO per cent. The n s and one t In Cincinnati still kept it in the general class of "saccalaureate."