Wofa wrote Some folk with no significant command of English do a well as any and better than most.


Very true. OTOH, those who do love the words set higher standards for themselves than those who don't. And while there are a lot who don't care about the words, I believe there are a great many (perhaps not most, but a great many) who do.

Regardless of how much a particular player enjoys or loves words, the games themselves are symbol manipulation, as you say.


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