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Word Games / Re: 7 by many club
« on: September 09, 2021, 08:32:21 AM »
Yet another 'common' word described by COD as 'North American informal'
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Words / Re: pressurise uncommon?
« on: September 08, 2021, 05:49:20 PM »
Rare words can be reclassified as common - a fairly recent example was selfie, which, like most new arrivals started its life in Chi's Lexicon as 'rare' but was inevitably 'upped' after a while.
Perhaps we might pressurize /pressurise Alan into doing the same here......
Perhaps we might pressurize /pressurise Alan into doing the same here......
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Words / pressurise uncommon?
« on: September 08, 2021, 04:11:00 PM »
re yesterday's purifies 7bm game
pressurise was played by just under 50% of those playing this game (154 from 339) Even spies had only a few more hits (163)
The word itself is hardly unknown - you hear it in the pre-flight announcements every time you are on an aircraft - 'The air in the cabin is pressurized......'
I know the trend these days is to spell such words with an ...ize ending, but I rather had the feeling that Chi gave both forms equal status. Surely pressurize is not also 'rare'??
pressurise was played by just under 50% of those playing this game (154 from 339) Even spies had only a few more hits (163)
The word itself is hardly unknown - you hear it in the pre-flight announcements every time you are on an aircraft - 'The air in the cabin is pressurized......'
I know the trend these days is to spell such words with an ...ize ending, but I rather had the feeling that Chi gave both forms equal status. Surely pressurize is not also 'rare'??
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Word Games / Re: 7 by many club
« on: September 08, 2021, 10:50:55 AM »
Thanks, TRex.
I think you may have mentioned this before.
I think you may have mentioned this before.
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Whatever / Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« on: September 08, 2021, 10:48:17 AM »
A 1963 novel, a 1965 film, both now regarded as classics.
Referring to the novel, Graham Greene, who knew a thing or two about writing, referred to it as the greatest ever of its genre.
eight words, including two unpictured definite articles - - 3/3/3/4/2/4/3/4
picture 3 - cut the last letter
picture 5 - an anagram
Referring to the novel, Graham Greene, who knew a thing or two about writing, referred to it as the greatest ever of its genre.
eight words, including two unpictured definite articles - - 3/3/3/4/2/4/3/4
picture 3 - cut the last letter
picture 5 - an anagram
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Whatever / Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« on: September 08, 2021, 09:40:11 AM »
Definitely esoteric.
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Word Games / Re: 7 by many club
« on: September 08, 2021, 09:37:25 AM »
Me too. I've only ever heard it in the phrase lying doggo, lying still, pretending to be asleep but waiting to pounce.
COD labels it '19th century, of obscure origin'.
The semi-literate spell-check attached to the forum has red-squiggly-lined it.
I think Chi's usual policy with words that are only ever seen as part of a phrase is to make them 'uncommon'.
COD labels it '19th century, of obscure origin'.
The semi-literate spell-check attached to the forum has red-squiggly-lined it.
I think Chi's usual policy with words that are only ever seen as part of a phrase is to make them 'uncommon'.
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Whatever / Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« on: September 08, 2021, 09:26:18 AM »
The author of the cartoon has dated it 2019, so it probably has something to do with the upcoming US presidential elections; the calendar on the wall is for 1964, however.
The barber is wearing a pink suit, so he presumably is 'Pink Floyd', but who the hell Floyd is is beyond me.
The cap on the hatstand has a single star, so that probably means Texas.
At a guess it's meant to be some Texas politician with right-wing leanings or ambitions - remember that in the US, unlike the rest of the world, red is the right-wing colo(u)r and blue shows left-wing leanings.
It needs one of our American forumites to explain it, however.
As for the band 'Pink Floyd' they were always regarded, culturally, as a cut above most rock bands. They are probably best known for 'The Wall' and 'Dark Side of the Moon' which was the first rock album to make it onto the English GCSE examinations syllabus, sometime back in the 1980s if my memory serves me right.
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The barber is wearing a pink suit, so he presumably is 'Pink Floyd', but who the hell Floyd is is beyond me.
The cap on the hatstand has a single star, so that probably means Texas.
At a guess it's meant to be some Texas politician with right-wing leanings or ambitions - remember that in the US, unlike the rest of the world, red is the right-wing colo(u)r and blue shows left-wing leanings.
It needs one of our American forumites to explain it, however.
As for the band 'Pink Floyd' they were always regarded, culturally, as a cut above most rock bands. They are probably best known for 'The Wall' and 'Dark Side of the Moon' which was the first rock album to make it onto the English GCSE examinations syllabus, sometime back in the 1980s if my memory serves me right.
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Whatever / Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« on: September 07, 2021, 10:28:58 AM »
A 1989 British comedy drama, another on my list of all-time favourites, not least for the performance of the film's leading lady. How she didn't win every award going that year remains a mystery.
You need to find the name of the film and the name of the author whose work the film was based on
two words - 7/9 and two words - 5/6
picture 2 - time of day?
picture 3-- cut the first letter
picture 4 - ditto
picture 6 - first four letters
picture 8 - change 'b' to 'R'
You need to find the name of the film and the name of the author whose work the film was based on
two words - 7/9 and two words - 5/6
picture 2 - time of day?
picture 3-- cut the first letter
picture 4 - ditto
picture 6 - first four letters
picture 8 - change 'b' to 'R'
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Word Games / Re: 7 by many club
« on: September 06, 2021, 04:33:13 PM »
I'm surprised you describe bluenose as 'obvious'.
The COD describes it as 'informal' (in United States - a priggish or puritanical person'.
It was the least played word in the game - 82 hits from 340 players, just over 20%. That is very low for a 'seedword'
I played it. knowing it from my time in Scotland used by Catholics as a term of abuse for Protestants. I was quite surprised it was 'common'
Also, it was the name of one of the horses that Robert Shaw was persuaded to bet on in 'The Sting' another of my all-time favourite films;
The COD describes it as 'informal' (in United States - a priggish or puritanical person'.
It was the least played word in the game - 82 hits from 340 players, just over 20%. That is very low for a 'seedword'
I played it. knowing it from my time in Scotland used by Catholics as a term of abuse for Protestants. I was quite surprised it was 'common'
Also, it was the name of one of the horses that Robert Shaw was persuaded to bet on in 'The Sting' another of my all-time favourite films;
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Word Games / Re: 7 by many club
« on: September 06, 2021, 02:53:43 PM »
Like flammable and inflammable,
I've had some fun over the years persuading some of my students that these words are not opposites but synonyms.
I've had some fun over the years persuading some of my students that these words are not opposites but synonyms.
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Whatever / Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« on: September 06, 2021, 10:12:48 AM »
This 1975 US dark comedy is another of my all-time favourite films.
six words - 3/4/4/3/7/4 - you will need to insert a definite article and an apostrophe in the appropriate places
picture 2 - cut the last two letters
picture 3 - cut the first letter
six words - 3/4/4/3/7/4 - you will need to insert a definite article and an apostrophe in the appropriate places
picture 2 - cut the last two letters
picture 3 - cut the first letter
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Whatever / Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« on: September 05, 2021, 09:40:17 AM »
And it was followed a year later (1969) by this.
A historical drama depicting the life and death of one of the most tragic figures in English history.
five words - 4/2/3/8/4
picture 1 and picture 3 - lose the last letter
A historical drama depicting the life and death of one of the most tragic figures in English history.
five words - 4/2/3/8/4
picture 1 and picture 3 - lose the last letter
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Whatever / Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« on: September 04, 2021, 04:33:41 PM »
A massive 1966 hit which actually became quite popular among those who were being satirized by its lyrics
four words - 9/8/2/7
picture 4 - abb'n, much loved by cryptic crossword setters
picture 5 - drop one of the two middle letters
picture 6 - drop the first letter
picture 7 - the last two letters
picture 8 - drop the second letter
picture 9 - drop the first letter
four words - 9/8/2/7
picture 4 - abb'n, much loved by cryptic crossword setters
picture 5 - drop one of the two middle letters
picture 6 - drop the first letter
picture 7 - the last two letters
picture 8 - drop the second letter
picture 9 - drop the first letter