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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A new game? #119993 01/15/04 02:05 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq OP Carpal Tunnel OP sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui Recently in the acronyms game, plastic was followed by elastic, and this got me thinking about the possibility for a new, hybrid game. I was thinking about blending the acronym game with the game invented by Lewis Caroll, where you change a word one letter at a time into another word. It occurred to me that making the one letter change and supplying an acronym for the changed word could be a bit more of a challenge. It could also be an interesting exercise in free association, an opportunity for totally spontaneous thread-drift, something that has never, ever happened here before. So, here's my proposal: We start with a word, and its acronym. Along with the initial word, a given number of steps. Then we just see where we end up. In case anybody wants to have a go, here's a starter, for ten (steps, that is) Wet Inclement Nasty Torpid Enervating Relentless noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A new game? #119994 01/15/04 02:20 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky I'll go with the obvious change, and see if I got the idea. (Sorry, I'm not so hot with the word part.) Wonderfully Intelligent Nice Newbie Experiences Recognition Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: WINNER #119995 01/15/04 12:26 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 SINNER Simply inventing naughty niceties: evil rogue! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Sinner --> Singer #119996 01/15/04 02:10 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 428 Cape Cod, MA, US F Flatlander addict Flatlander addict F Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 428 Cape Cod, MA, US SINGER Stunning Ingenue Notably Gets Enormous Range Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Singer --> Singed #119997 01/15/04 02:58 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 SINGED standing innocently near grill engendered danger Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Singed-->Dinged (car woes!) #119998 01/15/04 04:13 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park DINGED Dented In Near Grill Every Damntime! dented in near grill every damntime! my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Singed-->Dinged (car woes!) #119999 01/16/04 11:14 AM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean Docking Involves No Gasoline Engine YIPPEE! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Is this a word? #120000 01/16/04 01:04 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Is dingey a Brit-speak spelling of some kind, I hope? If not, Gamemaster, do we go back to dinged? I would have gone with hinged, from there, but couldn't think of words to go with it. And--in creating new words, should we take into consideration whether a new word CAN be made from what we've done? I started to put something else instead of winner, but couldn't think of another word that could be made from it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Is this a word? #120001 01/16/04 01:10 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 isn't it allowed to add/subtract a letter? I considered going from singer to singe. what about transposing: sing > sign? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Is this a word? #120002 01/16/04 01:22 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky I would say no to both, based on my experience with word games, but the Gamemaster may say differently. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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. 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