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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Why? #213984 01/17/2014 12:32 PM Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 12 momi1234 stranger momi1234 stranger Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 12 Why is it that the words over the past few months have been relatively easy? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Why? momi1234 #214013 01/21/2014 2:25 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Well--my only guess is that there really is a finite number of "real" (in a dictionary) words in English; and there is already at least one web site devoted to Worthless Words (hi, tsuwm). So I reckon Anu is "stuck with" presenting words that are not completely obscure or archaic. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Why? Jackie #214015 01/21/2014 3:00 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass Jackie, : } but, I remind you, Anu is a subscriber to wwftd and has been known to 'borrow' one occasionally.. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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