New game - Spelling Bee

Question

English spelling and pronunciation are totally illogical.

This challenge is to find the word that is spelt incorrectly in the posted sentence.

And then write a sentence using that word in Spanish and English.

Then post a new sentence with a misspelt English word for the next answer.

Posted sentence:

I recieved a letter from the tax man. - He recibido una carta del hombre de los impuestos.

Fácil ¿no?

Remember to click on "Newest"

I assumed I had to put new sentence in both languages. - Mardle, Jul 7, 2014

Hola Sir ian. Gracias :-)~! - Jraider, Jul 7, 2014

@Mardle - yes that is the idea, Thanks for starting us off. - ian-hill, Jul 7, 2014

Hola JR y de nada. :) - ian-hill, Jul 7, 2014

Good idea, Ian. Thank you. xo - rac1, Jul 7, 2014

DE nada amiga xx - ian-hill, Jul 7, 2014

Great idea, Ian! :) - Findy, Jul 22, 2014

Answer 1

I hope that the best team receives the trophy on Sunday

Espero que el mejor equipo reciba el trofeo el domingo.

New sentence:

I said to my nieghbour 'i' before 'e' except after 'c''

Le dije a mi vecino'' i 'antes' e ', excepto después de "c''

Good one Mardle :-)! - Jraider, Jul 7, 2014

:) - ian-hill, Jul 7, 2014

Thanks.....good point. - osas-baby, Jul 7, 2014

Answer 2

My neighbor likes to barbecue on the weekends.- Mi vecino le gusta la barbacoa en los fines de semana.

I don't know the anser to that question.-No sé la repuesta a esa pregunta.

Thanks for taking part JR - neighboUr is how it is spelt in the UK. :)) - ian-hill, Jul 7, 2014

Yes ian..... u guys are very fond of your u's!!!!! - Jraider, Jul 7, 2014

: )....... - osas-baby, Jul 7, 2014

Answer 3

I don't know the answer to that question. No sé la repuesta a esa pregunta.

I had eggs and pancakes for breckfast this morning. Tuve huevos y panqueques para el desayuno de esta mañana.

:) - ian-hill, Jul 7, 2014

Answer 4

I prefer an English breakfast to a continental one. Prefiero el desayuno inglés al desayuno continental.

I don't know witch one to choose. No sé cuál elegir.

:) - ian-hill, Jul 7, 2014

Answer 5

You might think I'm strange, but I find the football boring.

Posiblemente piensas que yo esté rara pero me encuentro aburrido el futból.

All animals facinate me, but my favorite creatures are snakes.

Todos los animales me fascinan, pero mis criaturas favoritas son las serpientes.

:) - ian-hill, Jul 7, 2014

Answer 6

My dinner was cold but I was famished.

Por favor, ponga los platos mesa de comedor. (Please put the plates on the dinner table.)

New incorrect sentence: Please rinse out the lettuce in the calendar.

:) - ian-hill, Aug 18, 2014

Eh, nope. I spelled dinner correctly... Try again jeje ;-) - Faldaesque, Mar 16, 2015

Answer 7

They say it takes less energy to be cheerful than sad.

Dicen que ser alegre es más eficiente que ser triste.

New sentence:

I like to eat a desert after dinner every day...

:) - ian-hill, Mar 16, 2015

Answer 8

Comb on do some more!

Vamos hacer un poco más!

This is a bump to liven things up a bit

Answer 9

Comb on do some more!

Come on, do some more!

New sentence:

He has recieved the award for best in show.

Ha recibido el premio al mejor show.

:) - ian-hill, Aug 17, 2014

Answer 10

I don't know which one to choose. No sé cuál elegir.

I'm not too concerned about the refere's mistake.

No estoy demasiado preocupado por el error del árbitro.

:) - ian-hill, Jul 7, 2014

Answer 11

I'm not too concerned about the referee's mistake.

No estoy demasiado preocupado por el error del árbitro.

You might think I'm strange, but I find the football borring.

Posiblemente piensas que yo esté rara pero me encuentro aburrido el futból.

:) - ian-hill, Jul 7, 2014

Answer 12

All animals fascinate me, but my favorite creatures are snakes.

Todos los animales me fascinan, pero mis criaturas favoritas son las serpientes.

A sentence is the largest independent unit of grammer.

Una frase es la unidad independiente más grande de la gramática.

:) - ian-hill, Jul 8, 2014

Answer 13

All animals fascinate me, but my favorite creatures are snakes.

Todos los animales me fascinan, pero mis criaturas favoritas son las serpientes.

The rich and the poor in Haiti live close together, but their lives are totally seperate.

Los ricos y los pobres en Haití viven muy juntos, pero sus vidas son completamente separadas.

Hi Pumpkin, you have to correct my sentence which is the bottom one. :) - rac1, Jul 8, 2014

Thanks amiga x - ian-hill, Jul 8, 2014

Answer 14

The rich and the poor in Haiti live close together, but their lives are totally separate.

New posted sentence

Do you think there is a paralell universe?

¿Cree usted que hay un universo paralelo?

I think you should spell my misspelled word correctly, lol - rac1, Jul 9, 2014

I'm not into grammar amiga ;) - ian-hill, Jul 9, 2014

Very funny, Ian. - rac1, Jul 11, 2014

Answer 15

Parallel lines never cross each other.

Líneas paralelas nunca se cruzan.

New sentence: When I was a child, my cousins and I used to play in a nearby cemetary.

Cuando era un niña, mis primos y yo jugaba en un cementerio cercano.

Gracias amiga - ian-hill, Jul 12, 2014