Juh-nah-nuh, emphasis on the second syllable, was the pronunciation of the word the announcer gave her.
Juh-nah-nuh, she replied.
Will you like give me the language of origin?
Edith asked, with the quiet but confident voice of someone far beyond her years.
Its a Sanskrit word, the voice on the microphone said.
Edith raised her eyebrows, asking for the definition.
Knowledge, used in Hinduism.
Juh-nah-nuh, Edith repeated.
She also knocked out words such as Panglossian, Baedeker, nisei, Croesus and sarsaparilla.
The parents were quizzing her on spelling, and asked her to spell restaurant.
She is very bright, Fuller told KJRH.
She then showed Edith a video of a spelling bee on YouTube, and Edith was enthralled.
Anytime she misspelled a word, she would look it up and learn its definition and spelling.
She likes to move around, she disclosed.
Im surprised she sat still for so long.
Shes only 5 after all.
Maybe like play outside or play piano, maybe study animals, Edith said.
The National Spelling Bee is open to contestants who havent passed Grade 8.
There is no minimum age to compete.
source: www.techworm.net
