Word Games

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Aug 30, 2019 5:16 am

A fine way to get the brain going early this morning.

Did you write this yourself?

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Aug 30, 2019 5:37 am

Pruitt wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2019 5:16 am A fine way to get the brain going early this morning.

Did you write this yourself?

No sharing the interesting ones that get sent b to my inbox in an email.

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Fri Aug 30, 2019 7:05 am

wlu_lax6 wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2019 5:02 am You get two definitions below, one for a word that starts with “re” and the second for the remaining word without the “re.”

Example: Exhausting / ceasing employment

Answer: Tiring / Retiring

Ready? Here we go.

Rental contract / let go
Give back / change direction
Give food / hold back
Illegal seizure of power / get back something lost
Nuclear power structure / one who portrays others
Money paid as a penalty / purify

[+] spoiler: lease/release
return/turn

reactor/actor

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Aug 30, 2019 8:53 am

EdRomero wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2019 7:05 am
wlu_lax6 wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2019 5:02 am You get two definitions below, one for a word that starts with “re” and the second for the remaining word without the “re.”

Example: Exhausting / ceasing employment

Answer: Tiring / Retiring

Ready? Here we go.

Rental contract / let go
Give back / change direction
Give food / hold back
Illegal seizure of power / get back something lost
Nuclear power structure / one who portrays others
Money paid as a penalty / purify

[+] spoiler
lease/release
return/turn

reactor/actor

[+] spoiler: recoup/coup
refine/fine

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:31 am

More grammar games

The WSJ editors have identified a few sentences that aren't quite right grammatically. Can you spot the errors?

In a lifetime of public service, Phyllis Borzi’s signature achievement was the fiduciary rule, which may never be implemented.
But it is the quality of those miles that matter.
Ms. Jesus had just dyed her hair blond and was carrying her bible.
But most arriving Turks don’t register their presence in Greece, planning instead to head deeper into Europe and further from Turkey.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Thu Sep 05, 2019 9:57 am

wlu_lax6 wrote: Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:31 am More grammar games

The WSJ editors have identified a few sentences that aren't quite right grammatically. Can you spot the errors?

In a lifetime of public service, Phyllis Borzi’s signature achievement was the fiduciary rule, which may never be implemented.
But it is the quality of those miles that matter.
Ms. Jesus had just dyed her hair blond and was carrying her bible.
But most arriving Turks don’t register their presence in Greece, planning instead to head deeper into Europe and further from Turkey.

3. Bible should be capitalized in this sentence.
4. Farther not further. Farther implies actual physical distance from something. I hate sentences that start with But.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Sep 05, 2019 10:55 am

bfj wrote: Thu Sep 05, 2019 9:57 am
wlu_lax6 wrote: Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:31 am More grammar games

The WSJ editors have identified a few sentences that aren't quite right grammatically. Can you spot the errors?

In a lifetime of public service, Phyllis Borzi’s signature achievement was the fiduciary rule, which may never be implemented.
But it is the quality of those miles that matter.
Ms. Jesus had just dyed her hair blond and was carrying her bible.
But most arriving Turks don’t register their presence in Greece, planning instead to head deeper into Europe and further from Turkey.
3. Bible should be capitalized in this sentence.
4. Farther not further. Farther implies actual physical distance from something. I hate sentences that start with But.

Correct on capital B and Farther

Post by **Sabo** » Thu Sep 05, 2019 11:18 am

2. Should be "matters".

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Sep 05, 2019 12:15 pm

Sabo wrote: Thu Sep 05, 2019 11:18 am 2. Should be "matters".

Correct

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Fri Sep 06, 2019 2:45 pm

1. "might" instead of "may"?

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Sep 06, 2019 3:16 pm

That’s the dreaded dangler. The sentence implies the signature achievement had a lifetime of public service.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Fri Sep 06, 2019 3:34 pm

I rewrote it in my head and corrected that, but had no idea how to explain it on a post. If that makes sense.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:37 pm

Once again WSJ editorial style mistakes

It measures nearly three inches by five inches, and it's made from enriched flour, corn syrup and creamy peanut butter.

The half—or even quarter—bottle of wine scores points in both the pocket and on the palette.

Most people in the food industry believed the frozen dessert was at lower risk…in part because the bacteria doesn't grow when the food is frozen.

Behind McDonald's Corp.'s worst slump in a decade is a trend that may auger even tougher times ahead

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Oct 17, 2019 4:05 pm

[+] spoiler: oxford comma, bad use of dash, elipsis instead of comma, I got nothing for the last one.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Oct 17, 2019 4:07 pm

[+] spoiler: Last one: should be spelled "augur."

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Oct 17, 2019 4:31 pm

[+] spoiler: 1) Unnecessary comma and "it's" should be "is"
2) "in" should follow "both"
3) "the" not needed, and the ellipsis should be a comma as no words have been omitted
4) "augur"

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Thu Oct 17, 2019 4:38 pm

govmentchedda wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2019 4:05 pm
[+] spoiler
oxford comma, bad use of dash, elipsis instead of comma, I got nothing for the last one.

[+] spoiler: I’d say the first comma in the first sentence is unnecessary.

Rams Fanny · Post by **Rams Fanny** » Thu Oct 17, 2019 4:50 pm

[+] spoiler: Mcdonalds should not have an apostrophe

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Oct 17, 2019 6:49 pm

Johnny Carwash wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2019 4:07 pm
[+] spoiler
Last one: should be spelled "augur."

An auger is a boring tool, so unless McDonald's is physically drilling into hard times, this should be "that augurs even tougher times."

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Oct 17, 2019 6:50 pm

Still got some work out there on the others

Rams Fanny · Post by **Rams Fanny** » Thu Oct 17, 2019 6:58 pm

2. A palette is a thin board usually associated with painting. They meant palate.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Oct 17, 2019 7:10 pm

Rams Fanny wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2019 4:50 pm
[+] spoiler
Mcdonalds should not have an apostrophe

Love/hate to be pedantic...

[+] spoiler: It needs the apostrophe as it's the trade marked name.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Oct 18, 2019 7:05 am

Rams Fanny wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2019 6:58 pm 2. A palette is a thin board usually associated with painting. They meant palate.

Yes and add in Pruits correct need of in after both

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Oct 18, 2019 7:07 am

Other two...

Per the WSJ Stylebook, use numerals for measurements: 3 inches by 5 inches.

Because it's not referring to a single strain, the word "bacteria" is technically plural. In this case, it should be written as "bacteria don't" or "bacterium doesn't."

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:37 pm

I've been into the NYT Connections, realized today there's a sports one as well!

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/connec ... ts-edition

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:59 pm

Rush2112 wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:37 pm I've been into the NYT Connections, realized today there's a sports one as well!

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/connec ... ts-edition

Well, I failed miserably at that. Only got one today.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 3:26 pm

Rush2112 wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:37 pm I've been into the NYT Connections, realized today there's a sports one as well!

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/connec ... ts-edition

Cool, I had no idea! Got done reason they kept Strands hidden until last week.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 3:31 pm

I do that one and not the "normal" one.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 3:35 pm

I just got the tennis one. It closed out too quickly...what went with Silver, Runner Up, and Place? I know it wasn't '2.' I assume that was with Jeter?

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:28 pm

Jerloma wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 3:35 pm I just got the tennis one. It closed out too quickly...what went with Silver, Runner Up, and Place? I know it wasn't '2.' I assume that was with Jeter?

[+] spoiler: Number 2s

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Wed Jan 29, 2025 10:08 am

Today's is much easier (at least for me.)

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Jan 29, 2025 11:40 am

Nonlinear FC wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 10:08 am Today's is much easier (at least for me.)

Yeah, way easier.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Jan 30, 2025 12:00 pm

A tad harder today, but still easy.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Jan 30, 2025 12:43 pm

Giff wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 12:00 pm A tad harder today, but still easy.

[+] spoiler: I got tripped up on the Bad Defense clue. A bit of a stretch IMO, but the process of elimination got me there.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu Jan 30, 2025 4:56 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 12:43 pm
Giff wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 12:00 pm A tad harder today, but still easy.

[+] spoiler
I got tripped up on the Bad Defense clue. A bit of a stretch IMO, but the process of elimination got me there.

[+] spoiler: Got the holes ones I got of the games with points train. Still don't know what pop-a-shot is.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Jan 30, 2025 4:59 pm

Rush2112 wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 4:56 pm
Nonlinear FC wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 12:43 pm
Giff wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 12:00 pm A tad harder today, but still easy.

[+] spoiler
I got tripped up on the Bad Defense clue. A bit of a stretch IMO, but the process of elimination got me there.

[+] spoiler
Got the holes ones I got of the games with points train. Still don't know what pop-a-shot is.

[+] spoiler: It's those basketball games where you try to make as many baskets in like a minute.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jan 30, 2025 6:35 pm

Your mom was a category today

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu Jan 30, 2025 11:38 pm

Giff wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 4:59 pm
Rush2112 wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 4:56 pm
Nonlinear FC wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 12:43 pm
Giff wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 12:00 pm A tad harder today, but still easy.

[+] spoiler
I got tripped up on the Bad Defense clue. A bit of a stretch IMO, but the process of elimination got me there.

[+] spoiler
Got the holes ones I got of the games with points train. Still don't know what pop-a-shot is.

[+] spoiler
It's those basketball games where you try to make as many baskets in like a minute.

[+] spoiler: Ya had to google it. Just have called it the basketball shooting game

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Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Mar 17, 2025 10:45 am

Can someone tell me what loast means? Wordle accepted it as a guess, but I can't find a definition. I was just throwing spahgeti on the wall.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Mar 17, 2025 12:17 pm

Giff wrote: Mon Mar 17, 2025 10:45 am Can someone tell me what loast means? Wordle accepted it as a guess, but I can't find a definition. I was just throwing spahgeti on the wall.

Loast is a word that has multiple meanings, such as cool, high, collected, toast, or to verbally bash someone (or so said the preview in google tied ot urban dictionary).