If a PhD student goes home early on a Thursday, what is the likelihood that he will spend 5 hours out of the next 8 watching elementary school kids spell words that he couldn’t even imagine? Very high. The top 50 were on ESPN2 until 4 then the finals came on at 9
Sure I had lots to do. But it was a SPELLING BEE. As a Canadian I never was able to experience that type of awesome schooling. So I had to eat Chili and ponder what life would have been like as a spelling champ..
Something akin to a rock and roll star? A life like Wilt Chamberlain?
Is ‘likelihood’ a spelling error? m-w.com says no. I still say it looks funny.
