I’ve always been a good speller. I can’t think of a time when I misspelled something (until recently). And as some of you know, I’m a pretty good Scrabble player. So, I’m worried.
First it was marshmallow, which I spelled marshmellow – an easy mistake because that’s how it sounds, and also it’s not a word I use often. But BOER? There’s no excuse.
I have to confess that I ask Siri fairly often how to spell a word while I’m working on my daily NYT Spelling Bee – but that’s a secret.
I’ve always been forgetful.I can remember my mother telling me many times over the years that I had a terrible memory and it should be better because I was young. That actually makes me feel better now because I feel like I’m no more forgetful than I always have been! I remember returning to the US after a year at the University of Madrid in 1973 and blaming my inability to remember words on my confusion between English and Spanish. Hardly…it’s still happening. So, in other words, so far so good for cognitive abilities…except for this spelling problem.
It’s depressing. None of us wants to lose our functionality. So I’m adding French lessons with a tutor to my mind-expanding activities. I’m trying!!
Susie's Senior Year Abroad 
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You are so funny. But I am also doing the NYTimes spelling bee most evenings. Made the genius level last night. That is only about once every week or 2. I get frustrated and give up. Then I check the next day and kick myself for all the words I missed! Re: spelling. You do remember that English follows the rules about 35% of the time. In contrast, Spanish follows the rules about 90% of the time. Can’t speak for French, Merd. See, I still remember a few words from my years taking French. And I just try all different types of spellings on the spelling bee. And sometimes they won’t take a word that I know is a word and not a proper noun, etc. OK, got to finish my last set of patient notes, then off to my still on line yoga class.
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I can’t sleep if I don’t make Genius.
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I thought maybe that was how it is spelled in Spanish. Or Catalan. Lerry
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You’re hilarious, Lerry.
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actually, i wondered if that indicated some breed of boar/boer that i did not know. but there was the boer war so maybe that was in your head!
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