I’m not sure how they’re doing it in your land, but at my Starbucks they’re pushing the soon to be released feel-good orthographic movie Akeelah and the Bee.  For the last week or so my caffeinated beverages have come with a spelling bee-winning word on the little cup sleeve thing-y.  Here’s my collection of words so far:

  • succedaneum (got that one twice)
  • elucubrate
  • argillaceous
  • brunneous
  • appoggiatura
  • cambist

Here at BGB, Dr J is our in-house spelling savant.  And I’m pretty sure he knows what a musical robot might sound like (run to rent the documentary Spellbound if you didn’t catch that last reference - it is so worth it).