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auntiemo

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Where was that word hiding?
« on: December 20, 2019, 10:11:42 PM »
I normally play the Challenge or 10 letter games only until I have the big word.....after 64 common words in today's challenge, I walked away. Hours later, I went back, looked and it jumped off the screen straight away....funny thing the human brain!
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Re: Where was that word hiding?
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2019, 04:04:09 AM »
Took me quite a while to find it, too.
I was distracted by the fact that the available letters contained  combinations such as -able (possible ending) and over- (possible start) and, quite possibly, more than the two words ending in '-o(u)r/-o(u)red' that I had already seen.
Finally it turned out to be not an English word at all, but a French one, not following any pattern of normal English word formation.

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Re: Where was that word hiding?
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2019, 07:17:13 AM »
I meant to say that here in the "new" city of Milton Keynes we have quite a few boulevards!  Midsummer Boulevard, Silbury Boulevard & Avebury Boulevard to name but a few. I'm not really sure what the suits at the local council were thinking of!  Only they know I'm guessing!  Mind you this is the city with the concrete cows
   
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Re: Where was that word hiding?
« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2019, 12:33:44 AM »
Midsummer Boulevard?? Is it a safe zone Penny??!!!

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Re: Where was that word hiding?
« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2019, 02:16:03 AM »
Ooh err Christine that's funny :laugh:  It's very strange that Midsomer Murders is my most favourite programme & get I've never thought about the connection with the name.  I'll be looking out for Inspector Barnaby & a few dead bodies next time I go to the shopping centre >:D
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