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The student wants to emphasize a difference in the origins of the two words. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: * Started in 1925, the Scripps National Spelling Bee is a US-based spelling competition. * The words used in the competition have diverse linguistic origins. * In 2008, Sameer Mishra won by correctly spelling the word 'guerdon'. * 'Guerdon' derives from the Anglo-French word 'guerdun'. * In 2009, Kavya Shivashankar won by correctly spelling the word 'Laodicean'. * 'Laodicean' derives from the ancient Greek word 'Laodíkeia'.
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- 1'Guerdon', the final word of the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee, is of Anglo-French origin, while the following year's final word, 'Laodicean', derives from ancient Greek.✓
- 2In 2008, Sameer Mishra won the Scripps National Spelli ng Bee by correctly spelling the word 'guerdon'; however, the f ollowing year, Kavya Shivashankar won based on spelling the word 'Laodicean'.
- 3Kavya Shivashankar won the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling 'Laodicean', which derives from the ancient Greek word 'Laodíkeia'.
- 4The Scripps National Spelling Bee uses words from dive rse lingui stic origins, such as 'guerdon' and 'Laodicean'.
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'Guerdon', the final word of the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee, is of Anglo-French origin, while the following year's final word, 'Laodicean', derives from ancient Greek.
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