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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Re: yet another word game themilum #169748 08/30/07 01:28 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm OP Carpal Tunnel OP tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass Quote: I was worried until the final question which was about Atlas but I guessed correctly and aced the test with a perfect score of five RIGHT and five WRONG. from here it looks as though, with that system, you're always going to have to worry about the final question -- even when everything is going smoothly. that's a lot of pressure... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: yet another word game tsuwm #169749 08/30/07 06:50 AM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand My system utilised hindsight! If I got an incorrect answer, I went back and modified it until it was correct. Perfect 10, hooray. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: yet another word game olly #169750 08/30/07 09:55 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 So far they've been pretty much definitely wrong on their etymology of "bistro" and maybe wrong on "hassle." Although, I suppose that giving a definitive answer to a question that the experts are uncertain about could be classified as wrong just on GPs. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: yet another word game Faldage #169752 08/30/07 11:56 AM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park 8 of 10.. my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: yet another word game tsuwm #169753 08/30/07 12:15 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Originally Posted By: tsuwm Originally Posted By: etaoin well, I got a "Good" this time, as well, tsu, but does "honcho" really come from the Japanese? Etymology: Japanese hancho squad leader, from han squad + cho head, chief [W3] -joe (word honcho) friday yeah, thanks. weird. just never knew that, and thought it was around before that. I usually think about it more like the Mexican desperado... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: yet another word game Buffalo Shrdlu #169755 08/30/07 01:00 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky hancho squad leader, from han squad + cho head, chief So when we say head honcho, it's like saying PIN number or au jus sauce (hi, TEd and Branshea!). Thanks, tsu, I also had a vague idea it was Spanish; prolly due to all those old Westerns. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: yet another word game Jackie #169756 08/30/07 01:04 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Quote: I also had a vague idea it was Spanish; prolly due to all those old Westerns. yeah! what's up with that? how did a Japanese word get appropriated in westerns? formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: yet another word game Buffalo Shrdlu #169757 08/30/07 01:12 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Hi, Sweet Thing. :-) My guess would be that the spelling got changed. I think han in Japanese must be pronounced to rhyme with don (more or less). Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: yet another word game Jackie #169760 08/30/07 01:32 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm OP Carpal Tunnel OP tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass honcho dates from the Korean War; not one of the OED citations relates to Western movies: 1947 J. BERTRAM Shadow of War VII. i. 212 But here comes the hancho. This boat must be finished to-night. 1955 Amer. Speech XXX. 118 Honcho. 1. n. A man in charge. (This is a Japanese word translated roughly as ‘Chief officer’, brought back from Japan by fliers stationed there during the occupation and during the Korean fighting...) 2. v. To direct a detail or operation. 1964 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 10 Oct. 82/2 Jack Bullock, who honchoes the Curaçao casino. 1967 N.Y. Times 4 June IV. 1 Mr. Komer expects to be able to name these 45 key provincial honchos, and he hopes to place civilians in at least a quarter of the posts. 1972 C. WESTON Poor, poor Ophelia (1973) xiii. 77 It's out of our territory, but I'll call Pete Springer. He's honcho in that division. 1973 New Yorker 30 July 24/1, I was the first employee who was not one of the honchos. -joe (Pancho) friday Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: yet another word game Jackie #169761 08/30/07 02:10 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Originally Posted By: Jackie Hi, Sweet Thing. :-) My guess would be that the spelling got changed. I think han in Japanese must be pronounced to rhyme with don (more or less). /hug yup, but maybe I'm just thinking poncho/honcho?.... or are Jackie and I just silly, and not remembering this correctly? aren't all the bad guys in those Westerns honchos? formerly known as etaoin... 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