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no no no; new scrabble rules
Topic Started: Apr 6 2010, 07:55 AM (831 Views)
ivorythumper
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
VPG
Apr 6 2010, 08:53 AM
O.K. my name is Vincent, will Vince be Acceptable? Joe? Fred? Nick?
Beth?
I need a ruling quick.
joe is a cup of coffee
nick is a dent or to steal


Check urban dictionary for other names -- everything is game.
The dogma lives loudly within me.
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ivorythumper
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
Mikhailoh
Apr 6 2010, 10:21 AM
In another sense, what would you expect of a generation that was told that everything they did or wanted to do was just hunky dory, and they should feel GREAT about themselves even if they accomplished nothing?

Anything goes at the altar of Narcissism Self-Esteem.
hunky dory is not acceptable, but both hunky and dory are.
The dogma lives loudly within me.
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CHAS
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Quit the online game when it would not accept "unite" or "unites".
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LWpianistin
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HOLY CARP!!!
The one on my phone won't accept 'saxon'.
And how are you today?
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kenny
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My favorite secret Scrabble word is qat.

It is a kind of plant chewed in some countries.
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Axtremus
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HOLY CARP!!!
Aqua Letifer
Apr 6 2010, 11:05 AM
Luke's Dad
Apr 6 2010, 10:59 AM

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The millennial generation -- about 50 million people ages 18 to 29 -- is the only age group in the nation that doesn't cite work ethic as one of its "principal claims to distinctiveness," according to a new Pew Research Center study, "Millennials: Confident. Connected. Open to Change."

The Washington-based nonprofit organization found that young adults and their elders agree: Baby boomers and Generation X-ers have better work ethic and moral values than those in their 20s.
I'm entirely comfortable with that. For a lot of companies they've brought this on themselves.
I am not sure what you are getting at with this comment.
Would you please elaborate? :huh:
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Aqua Letifer
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ZOOOOOM!
Axtremus
Apr 6 2010, 05:49 PM
I am not sure what you are getting at with this comment.
Would you please elaborate? :huh:
You treat your employees poorly enough and yeah, motivation and performance is going to take a hit.

I see that a lot around here.
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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LWpianistin
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kenny
Apr 6 2010, 05:44 PM
My favorite secret Scrabble word is qat.

It is a kind of plant chewed in some countries.
I also like 'Qi' and 'Xi',
And how are you today?
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Axtremus
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Saw you response, Aqua. Thank you. :)

LWpianistin
Apr 6 2010, 02:32 PM
Mikhailoh
Apr 6 2010, 01:59 PM

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The millennial generation -- about 50 million people ages 18 to 29 -- is the only age group in the nation that doesn't cite work ethic as one of its "principal claims to distinctiveness," according to a new Pew Research Center study, "Millennials: Confident. Connected. Open to Change."

The Washington-based nonprofit organization found that young adults and their elders agree: Baby boomers and Generation X-ers have better work ethic and moral values than those in their 20s.

I didn't have all that great a work ethic at that age and I doubt the X'ers did either. They'll develop one as it becomes clear that it is advantageous to do so.
I'm pretty sure my understanding of a good work ethic was established around the age of 10. It depends on the person. Fine with me if others have no work ethic - they'll get fired so I have a better chance of finding a job!
PWpianistin, my apologies in advance if you deem this "too personal" for you; certainly feel free to ignore or protest as it suites you. I think your example can serve as a very good illustration for the questions I'm about to explore with participants here.

Let's suppose that indeed you established a good understanding of work ethics by the age of ten. Are you proud of that fact? Do you deem your work ethics to be "above average" compared to others in your age group?

Suppose you consider your work ethics to be "above average" ... after all these years of having "above average work ethics," are you satisfied with your employment situation as it is today? Do you see your own employment situation as the same, better, or worse than most others in your age group whom you consider to have inferior work ethics?

Do you see a majority among your age group who seem to have inferior work ethics than you yet appear to enjoy better employment than you anyway?

If so, just how big a correlation does "work ethics" have to do with gainful employment anyway? Are there better, more significant predictors of gainful employment besides work ethics? Are the millennials that "wrong" today to not rate "work ethics" as highly as their forebears did?

:huh:
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ivorythumper
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
LWpianistin
Apr 6 2010, 06:09 PM
kenny
Apr 6 2010, 05:44 PM
My favorite secret Scrabble word is qat.

It is a kind of plant chewed in some countries.
I also like 'Qi' and 'Xi',
zarf is mine
The dogma lives loudly within me.
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kenny
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ivorythumper
Apr 6 2010, 06:35 PM
LWpianistin
Apr 6 2010, 06:09 PM
kenny
Apr 6 2010, 05:44 PM
My favorite secret Scrabble word is qat.

It is a kind of plant chewed in some countries.
I also like 'Qi' and 'Xi',
zarf is mine
If I zrink too much I zarf.
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kenny
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Gold zarf pavé-set with turquoise graduated in diagonal rows, with a gilded silver interior.

Persian, 19th century.
Height: 2 inches.
Price: $9,500

Source: http://www.alvr.com/item.html?sku=12283400725361139

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Mikhailoh
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Aqua Letifer
Apr 6 2010, 05:54 PM
Axtremus
Apr 6 2010, 05:49 PM
I am not sure what you are getting at with this comment.
Would you please elaborate? :huh:
You treat your employees poorly enough and yeah, motivation and performance is going to take a hit.

I see that a lot around here.
There is that, but eventually I think even the worst slacker realizes that their sloth affects others and slows everyone else down.
Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball
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kathyk
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sue
Apr 6 2010, 07:55 AM
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Proper nouns come into play in Scrabble rule change
Mattel said there would be no hard and fast rule over whether a proper noun was correct or not.
A spokeswoman for the company said the use of proper nouns would "add a new dimension" to Scrabble and "introduce an element of popular culture into the game".

That's just wrong. :smokin:
That's crazy. How in the world will they decide which proper nouns to incorporate in the official Scrabble dictionary?
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Qaanaaq-Liaaq
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Every player knows about the word “qat” by now. It’s the easiest word to form using a high point “Q” tile. We use this word in my scrabble group. I think it might really be a foreign word.

If you like the game of Scrabble, see the documentary film “Word Wars”. Part of the the film focuses on some fanatically devoted tournament players.
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Aqua Letifer
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ZOOOOOM!
Mikhailoh
Apr 7 2010, 04:01 AM
There is that, but eventually I think even the worst slacker realizes that their sloth affects others and slows everyone else down.
Nah, the worst slackers are the one who realize that and don't care.
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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Mikhailoh
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True enough
Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball
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LWpianistin
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HOLY CARP!!!
Axtremus
Apr 6 2010, 06:14 PM
Saw you response, Aqua. Thank you. :)

LWpianistin
Apr 6 2010, 02:32 PM
Mikhailoh
Apr 6 2010, 01:59 PM

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The millennial generation -- about 50 million people ages 18 to 29 -- is the only age group in the nation that doesn't cite work ethic as one of its "principal claims to distinctiveness," according to a new Pew Research Center study, "Millennials: Confident. Connected. Open to Change."

The Washington-based nonprofit organization found that young adults and their elders agree: Baby boomers and Generation X-ers have better work ethic and moral values than those in their 20s.

I didn't have all that great a work ethic at that age and I doubt the X'ers did either. They'll develop one as it becomes clear that it is advantageous to do so.
I'm pretty sure my understanding of a good work ethic was established around the age of 10. It depends on the person. Fine with me if others have no work ethic - they'll get fired so I have a better chance of finding a job!
PWpianistin, my apologies in advance if you deem this "too personal" for you; certainly feel free to ignore or protest as it suites you. I think your example can serve as a very good illustration for the questions I'm about to explore with participants here.

Let's suppose that indeed you established a good understanding of work ethics by the age of ten. Are you proud of that fact? Do you deem your work ethics to be "above average" compared to others in your age group?

Suppose you consider your work ethics to be "above average" ... after all these years of having "above average work ethics," are you satisfied with your employment situation as it is today? Do you see your own employment situation as the same, better, or worse than most others in your age group whom you consider to have inferior work ethics?

Do you see a majority among your age group who seem to have inferior work ethics than you yet appear to enjoy better employment than you anyway?

If so, just how big a correlation does "work ethics" have to do with gainful employment anyway? Are there better, more significant predictors of gainful employment besides work ethics? Are the millennials that "wrong" today to not rate "work ethics" as highly as their forebears did?

:huh:
1. I'd say my work ethic is above some others, but I can't claim much else.

2. I work part-time shoveling sh!t at 2 horse farms and teaching 2 piano students - take a guess as to how my employment situation is. As terrible as it is right now, with my sense of work ethics, I can still say I am trying; I am doing my best to make money, unlike a lot of other people who think it's ok to mooch off mom and dad, and then the government. So, in a way, yes, I am more gainfully employed than others.

3. Employment + age group doesn't matter. Location, job opportunities and good work ethic matter. Therefore, I am relocating to find a job - something a lot of people in my age group and situation wouldn't do.

Any more questions? :huh:
And how are you today?
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kenny
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Qaanaaq-Liaaq
Apr 7 2010, 05:45 AM
Every player knows about the word “qat” by now. It’s the easiest word to form using a high point “Q” tile. We use this word in my scrabble group. I think it might really be a foreign word.


Isn't that a slippery slope?
Gobs of English words were imported.

Don't the rules state that you can use it if it is in the agreed-to English dictionary?
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LWpianistin
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I would argue that the easiest word to form using a 'Q' would be 'Qi'.
And how are you today?
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Qaanaaq-Liaaq
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kenny
Apr 7 2010, 07:28 AM
Qaanaaq-Liaaq
Apr 7 2010, 05:45 AM
Every player knows about the word “qat” by now. It’s the easiest word to form using a high point “Q” tile. We use this word in my scrabble group. I think it might really be a foreign word.


Isn't that a slippery slope?
Gobs of English words were imported.

Don't the rules state that you can use it if it is in the agreed-to English dictionary?
As I remember, my sister found the word in her dictionary a few years ago and we’ve been using it ever since. Her dictionary is like 10 inches thick. Qat may or may not be in smaller dictionaries. It depends on whose house we’re in when we play the game and we all have a different dictionary.

We don’t challenge qat if it’s not in a smaller dictionary because we know that's in the larger one. I suspect it’s a foreign word. So I guess we’re technically breaking a rule. I’ll bring it up the next time we play. It's a great word for a Q tile.
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kathyk
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It's in the official Scrabble dictionary. So is qaid. I think qat is some sort of herb with a mild narcotic effect. Qaid is a Muslim chieftan.
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sue
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Qaanaaq-Liaaq
Apr 7 2010, 05:45 AM
If you like the game of Scrabble, see the documentary film “Word Wars”. Part of the the film focuses on some fanatically devoted tournament players.
Looks like fun.

You seem to catch a lot of interesting documentaries; wish I'd kept track of all your recommendations.
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Qaanaaq-Liaaq
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Thanks Qathyk, for looking that up. :smile: One of us in our group will have to get an official Scrabble dictionary.
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sue
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According to the Wall Street Journal, Mattel is playing a game of brand-extension by launching an entirely new version of the game. Mattel's U.K. spokesman Philip Nelkon said the new version, Trickster, will allow players to use proper nouns in some circumstances, as well as steal tiles from rivals and even spell words backwards.

"It's kind of a gimmicky pop-culture variation of Scrabble in which there are all kinds of goofy rules," John Williams, executive director of the National Scrabble Association in New York, said in an interview with CBC News.

Williams believes the controversy is all about marketing. "It's a combination of sneaky PR, the internet and some shoddy journalism," he said.

Mattel owns the rights to Scrabble everywhere except North America, where Hasbro controls the game. Both companies deny any upcoming changes to the rules.

Williams, who is authorized to speak on behalf of Hasbro, says there are no plans to bring the new game to North America.

Trickster


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