Spoilers for Wednesday 2 November 2022 (Series 40, Heat 40)
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Spoilers for Wednesday 2 November 2022 (Series 40, Heat 40)
Actually Series 86, Heat 98, but renamed for celebratory purposes.
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Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 2 November 2022 (Series 40, Heat 40)
"There's no N for ENTAILS."
Unless you're reading the subtitles during the selection
Unless you're reading the subtitles during the selection
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Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 2 November 2022 (Series 40, Heat 40)
Isn't it the 40th November in the year 40?
(Don't actually change it to that. It could be confusing for people looking for this thread later.)
(Don't actually change it to that. It could be confusing for people looking for this thread later.)
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Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 2 November 2022 (Series 40, Heat 40)
40 CE (Countdown Era).Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 5:30 pm Isn't it the 40th November in the year 40?
(Don't actually change it to that. It could be confusing for people looking for this thread later.)
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Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 2 November 2022 (Series 40, Heat 40)
r2 alt: DELIMITS
r7 alt: CONKIEST
r7 alt: CONKIEST
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Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 2 November 2022 (Series 40, Heat 40)
Not sure Conkiest would be valid.
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Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 2 November 2022 (Series 40, Heat 40)
It's not on Apterous. No conky either.
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 2 November 2022 (Series 40, Heat 40)
Howie, I think you still have the wrong dictionary. Alternatively, if you don’t have ODP, you can subscribe to Apterous.org (highly recommended BTW) and look up the word in Lexplorer in the top right of the page, which is extremely accurate. On Lexplorer, conky x, conkier x and conkiest x come up as invalid. You also have to bear in mind that Oxford’s dictionaries quite often lack comparatives and superlatives; there’s aren’t as many -IER/-IEST words as you’d might think, in other words. Comparatives and superlatives must be specified if an adjective’s head word has more than one syllable, as per Countdown rules. Not every verb goes with every prefix and suffix in ODP either (so words like undertie x and undertray x are no good). Checking on Apto/ODP beforehand saves you from suggesting invalid words on here and relying on others to verify (TBF a free checker would be nice). Hope this explains.
FTR, I tried stetson x in Round 1 but alas, it’s a trademark with a capital S.
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Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 2 November 2022 (Series 40, Heat 40)
On the other hand, others are happy to verify words, so if Howie doesn't want to fork out £15 quid for the pleasure, then that's no problemPhilip A wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 4:05 pmHowie, I think you still have the wrong dictionary. Alternatively, if you don’t have ODP, you can subscribe to Apterous (highly recommended BTW) and look up the word in Lexplorer in the top right of the page, which is extremely accurate. On Lexplorer, conky x, conkier x and conkiest x come up as invalid. You also have to bear in mind that Oxford’s dictionaries quite often lack comparatives and superlatives; there’s aren’t as many -IER/-IEST words as you’d might think, in other words. Not every verb goes with every prefix and suffix in ODP either. Checking on Apto/ODP beforehand saves you from suggesting invalid words on here and relying on others to verify (TBF a free checker would be nice). Hope this explains.
FTR, I tried stetson x in Round 1 but alas, it’s a trademark with a capital S.
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 2 November 2022 (Series 40, Heat 40)
Apologies for the obsessive tone of the original comment. Just that it seemed it was valid and thought I’d help. On a separate note, Lexplorer on C4C should be a thing.
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Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 2 November 2022 (Series 40, Heat 40)
Well TCC's website can be used to check validity without paying a subscription - works best on a mobile, but useable with a bit of scrolling on a laptop
http://tcsquared.azurewebsites.net/cohost
http://tcsquared.azurewebsites.net/cohost
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 2 November 2022 (Series 40, Heat 40)
Nice find! Thanks.Fiona T wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 6:14 pm Well TCC's website can be used to check validity without paying a subscription - works best on a mobile, but useable with a bit of scrolling on a laptop
http://tcsquared.azurewebsites.net/cohost
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Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 2 November 2022 (Series 40, Heat 40)
Really wish I can click/tap on the words for them to bring me to their definition, think with Lexico gone, Tom's probably linked it to some pay-to-use OED site, which I can totally understand but wish I could scrounge up the cash for it.Fiona T wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 6:14 pm Well TCC's website can be used to check validity without paying a subscription - works best on a mobile, but useable with a bit of scrolling on a laptop
http://tcsquared.azurewebsites.net/cohost
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Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 2 November 2022 (Series 40, Heat 40)
point taken. ThanksFiona T wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 4:10 pmOn the other hand, others are happy to verify words, so if Howie doesn't want to fork out £15 quid for the pleasure, then that's no problemPhilip A wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 4:05 pmHowie, I think you still have the wrong dictionary. Alternatively, if you don’t have ODP, you can subscribe to Apterous (highly recommended BTW) and look up the word in Lexplorer in the top right of the page, which is extremely accurate. On Lexplorer, conky x, conkier x and conkiest x come up as invalid. You also have to bear in mind that Oxford’s dictionaries quite often lack comparatives and superlatives; there’s aren’t as many -IER/-IEST words as you’d might think, in other words. Not every verb goes with every prefix and suffix in ODP either. Checking on Apto/ODP beforehand saves you from suggesting invalid words on here and relying on others to verify (TBF a free checker would be nice). Hope this explains.
FTR, I tried stetson x in Round 1 but alas, it’s a trademark with a capital S.