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whateverman

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**Spoiler** Standard 31 May
« on: May 31, 2012, 11:52:05 AM »
Hots? Really? I didn't think such 's' addons were permitted?
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Re: **Spoiler** Standard 31 May
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2012, 03:01:38 PM »
Yes, it's confusing isn't it!  Most of my posts on this forum are about plurals.  In this case, I suspect the word is used in the context of 'having the hots' for someone (i.e. being attracted to them).  It's not really a plural because you can't 'have a hot' for someone.
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Re: **Spoiler** Standard 31 May
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2012, 08:13:31 PM »
Some similar words (frequent visitors to Chi) are 'odds' (as in betting) 'suds' and 'dues' which have to to be paid. Then there are the 'pair' words - pants, briefs etc, not to mention 'tong' and 'tongs'. I've a feeling there is a full list available to solvers, but I can't remember where.
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Re: **Spoiler** Standard 31 May
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2012, 04:47:20 PM »
Whateverman, hots became an acceptable word last year, following a suggestion by mkenuk. The discussion was in this thread.

This post contains the list of acceptable words that end in S, and that are also words if the S is removed. Since that list, there have been a few additional -S words allowed - see the Word List Updates page to keep track of them.
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