Washington: It doesn’t require a genius to assess that before taking potshots at the National Spelling Bee, you should proof read each word carefully (twice), as even the smallest of errors would turn the gun right back on you.
A similar change of game happened with a kid on the microblogging website Twitter where he mocked the internationally-acclaimed competition. However, the counter move was so brutal that he had to deactivate his account right away.
Here is what he had Tweeted:
The shortest ever counteract by the National Spelling Bee’s official Twitter account:
And the impact:
The Scripps National Spelling Bee is a renowned competition that pits kids against each other in a war of words. Held every year in Washington D.C., it has only two requirements from its participants - to be 15 or younger and not have passed beyond the eighth standard.
Last night, the Spelling Bee crowned two champions, thrice in a row, namely - Jairam Hathwar (13) and Nihar Janga (11).
Hathwar had correctly spelled "Feldenkrais" and Janga "gesellschaft".
