CATARRH

[les303]

G'day Alan, i would like to suggest a few words from recent games that you might consider for reclassification ;

 CATARRH is from a recent 7 by many game.
It was found by 74 out 315 players ( about 23.5 % )
I was not one of those players who found it & it cost me a rosette.
Then in the very next 7 by many game, the only common word that i could not find was CYSTITIS ( found by just 21% of players)
Perhaps if i had the use of a LOUPE ( from previous standard game ) i might have had a better chance of finding these words.
My submission is that all 3 of these medical terms are not common for the average player & should all be made rare.

[pat]

I'm surprised by your suggestion, Les, especially regarding catarrh. Do you really think that's a word that people don't know? I suspect the reason it was played by only 74 out of 315 players is that the other 241 people simply didn't spot it!

[blackrockrose]

I add my vote for CATARRH to remain common.

[Morbius]

I don't think catarrh is very well known among Australians.  I only know it from British sources (the first time I heard it was on a Monty Python record).  I can't recall anyone I know ever uttering the word in conversation.

[pat]

I don't think catarrh is very well known among Australians.

I'm truly surprised by that. I know there are lots of words that some of us consider common but are classed as rare because they're not well known in other countries but I never would have imagined that catarrh would fall into that category.

[cmh]

As I know to my cost it is common over here because of our damp climate.

[gromit]

First time I've heard catarrh so I'm with Les on making it rare.

[ridethetalk]

Catarrh has been something I have had on all too many occasions - I vote it remain common...

[auntiemo]

Me too.

[TRex]

I suspect catarrh is relatively common, but difficult to see because of the unusual arrangement of letters and difficult to spell correctly.

[Roddles]

I'd like to add to the chorus of catarrh being well-known to me - even though I might have trouble spelling it, and certainly trouble seeing it in a 7-by game.
In fact, I have no problem with any of the three words Les mentioned: catarrh; cystitis; or loupe.
I'm not sure Les meant to refer to loupe as being a medical term, but it is particularly common to me.
I vote they stay common.   

[Jacki]

I agree Roddles. In fact when I started playing Chi I was thrilled that loupe was common. All are certainly more familiar to me than many other common words.

[les303]

Thank you for all of the feedback.
I am sure that it makes Alan's job just a little bit easier.

[Jacki]

You crack me up!!

[birdy]

I would have trouble spelling catarrh, since I don't think it is commonly used in the USA, but I have certainly seen it many times. I think of it as an old-fashioned word.  I think we call it post-nasal drip now.