"Queens boy, 13, wins Scripps Spelling Bee with 'knaidel' " reads a headline in the New York Times of May 30, 2013. But a headline on June 1 announces, "Some say the spelling of a winning word just wasn't kosher."The contest, open to kids up to the age of 15, seems like a good idea on paper. Theoretically at least, it introduces youngsters to a respect for words and their spelling, and so, presumably, to a love of la…
SOURCE: John Simon at 01:48PM on June 5, 2013