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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Multilingual scrabble game? #211625 07/05/2013 11:24 PM Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 1 Los Angeles CA Mkat stranger Mkat stranger Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 1 Los Angeles CA Hey anyone hear of a scrabble time game that employs two or more languages, for example Spanish and English or English and German? I love playing in different languages. Of note, some words are the same in any language (just about). For example, how do you say "cargo" in German? Cargo. Copy Link to Clipboard Re: Multilingual scrabble game? Mkat #211647 07/08/2013 10:34 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague A nice try Mkat, but as you may have noticed by now, there's not too much curiosity for foreing languages in this group. Sorry. Maybe the ones that scrabble don't like them and the ones that like them and could do it don't scrabble. Bad luck, sorry. Copy Link to Clipboard Re: Multilingual scrabble game? Mkat #211648 07/08/2013 10:44 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 You might need a mixed set of tiles. Don't have a lot of É tiles in the English set. Copy Link to Clipboard Re: Multilingual scrabble game? Mkat #211650 07/08/2013 11:19 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont I think it's a great idea! Why not seriously multi-lingual? Lots of languages, not just two? We use words from other languages all the time, it would be great to be able to game with them. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Re: Multilingual scrabble game? Mkat #211660 07/09/2013 12:00 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 One should note that in other language versions of Scrabble the letter frequency is different. Copy Link to Clipboard Re: Multilingual scrabble game? Faldage #211671 07/09/2013 3:05 PM Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,075 Lancaster, UK Rhubarb Commando old hand Rhubarb Commando old hand Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,075 Lancaster, UK ... and Greek and Russian would give probems - and how about Arabic and all of the Far Eastern languages? I know there are ways of writing these in European scripts, but these vary, even within one base-language I'm immortal until proven otherwise Copy Link to Clipboard Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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