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Bish-dogg vs. Simmo 3000
Should be an interesting game. Martin is a great all-rounder, and Lee certainly has it within him to crack out a big score.
Should be an interesting game. Martin is a great all-rounder, and Lee certainly has it within him to crack out a big score.
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Thanks Ben.Ben Hunter wrote:Bish-dogg vs. Simmo 3000
Lee certainly has it within him to crack out a big score.
Please remember that after watching today's game!
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I'm glad that Dr. Phil let rip with the scones joke.
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Wow - no beaters in the first part of the show? That's unusual.
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OVER-REAMS in Round Five, something with which I'm sure we can all identify.
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Is OBEISENCE OK for 9 in round 7?
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aagharmer wrote:Is OBEISENCE OK for 9 in round 7?
Wrong letters and wrong spelling, but otherwise it's a fine 18pts.
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Can you pluralise "ebony" to have EBONIES?
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YepInnis Carson wrote:Can you pluralise "ebony" to have EBONIES?
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Jesus Christ, the jingle on the "The Clapper" advert is really bad, I can't believe somebody was paid for making that.
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Superbly played by Martin, he's definitely in it to win it. 64 isn't too miserable from Lee, either.
And Dr. Phil's awesome, I'm going to have to buy one of his books.
And Dr. Phil's awesome, I'm going to have to buy one of his books.
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I was gutted that BONNIES isn't allowed, as I thought it BONNY is a noun, but it is apparently an adjective.
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Alternative for 1st numbers game:
(9x3) x (8+2) - (6-1) = 265
Alternative 7 for 6th word game - INCENSE
Alternative 7 for 10th word game - THEREIN
(9x3) x (8+2) - (6-1) = 265
Alternative 7 for 6th word game - INCENSE
Alternative 7 for 10th word game - THEREIN
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I got THEREIN as well.
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I am doing the recap and it brought up a word ZAIDES in round 3, but looking in the dictionary, I can't find the word in the Z section.Kai Laddiman wrote:I was gutted that BONNIES isn't allowed, as I thought it BONNY is a noun, but it is apparently an adjective.
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Martin played very well and once I missed maltiest it went downhill from there. I was a fraction behind Martin on the conundrum which would have made the score a little more respectable, however I was obviously never expecting to return with just 3 wins so it was just great to be in the finals.
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I really should have gone for MALTIEST, considering MALTIER was my first word in my first game. I just had a funny feeling that there was some word like that beginning with M which should be there but isn't.
I beat myself today with PIGEONS, but lost out to TV Martin in several other rounds.
I beat myself today with PIGEONS, but lost out to TV Martin in several other rounds.
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MOANIEST perhaps?Martin Bishop wrote:I just had a funny feeling that there was some word like that beginning with M which should be there but isn't.
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Got Neither as an equaller.Can,t remember which round.
First time I have heard Carol mention that her and Des were leaving.
She looked rather sad when she mentioned it.
First time I have heard Carol mention that her and Des were leaving.
She looked rather sad when she mentioned it.
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Joseph, you will find it as an "also" for zayde.Joseph Bolas wrote:I am doing the recap and it brought up a word ZAIDES in round 3, but looking in the dictionary, I can't find the word in the Z section.Kai Laddiman wrote:I was gutted that BONNIES isn't allowed, as I thought it BONNY is a noun, but it is apparently an adjective.
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Identikit is a proper noun - a registered trade mark - is that allowed for the conundrum?
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Thank you FrankFrank Rodolf wrote:Joseph, you will find it as an "also" for zayde.Joseph Bolas wrote:I am doing the recap and it brought up a word ZAIDES in round 3, but looking in the dictionary, I can't find the word in the Z section.Kai Laddiman wrote:I was gutted that BONNIES isn't allowed, as I thought it BONNY is a noun, but it is apparently an adjective.
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Actually, it is listed as a noun (trademark), but also as an adjective, so it is allowed, whether or not it is considered a proper noun.harry wrote:Identikit is a proper noun - a registered trade mark - is that allowed for the conundrum?
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It wasn't a joke. People who say "scoans" need to be admonished in the strictest terms.Ben Hunter wrote:I'm glad that Dr. Phil let rip with the scones joke.
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Isn't it listed under ZAYDE?Joseph Bolas wrote:I am doing the recap and it brought up a word ZAIDES in round 3, but looking in the dictionary, I can't find the word in the Z section.Kai Laddiman wrote:I was gutted that BONNIES isn't allowed, as I thought it BONNY is a noun, but it is apparently an adjective.
If you cut a gandiseeg in half, do you get two gandiseegs or two halves of a gandiseeg?
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I'd probably have to say that Martin looks like the favourite to win the series after that - he was very cool and calm, impressive under the pressure of the situation. I'd have never have got that conundrum, ever, mind you.
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A little odd, as BONNIES was offered by Ben Wilson in the Series 46 grand final, so like POOTER from two days ago it's been taken out of the dictionary since.Kai Laddiman wrote:I was gutted that BONNIES isn't allowed, as I thought it BONNY is a noun, but it is apparently an adjective.
If you cut a gandiseeg in half, do you get two gandiseegs or two halves of a gandiseeg?
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Thanks for that.Frank Rodolf wrote:Actually, it is listed as a noun (trademark), but also as an adjective, so it is allowed, whether or not it is considered a proper noun.harry wrote:Identikit is a proper noun - a registered trade mark - is that allowed for the conundrum?
I'm afraid I don't have the ODE - my Collins English and several Oxford dictionaries all capitalize Indentikit.
So what is the ruling on capitalized words/proper nouns?
Is there actually a Countdown guide to such matters?
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So far I agree. I haven't lost a game against a TV contestant in ages (deflates head a little) but Martin has pushed me close a couple of times in his run. However, today, I was 96-90 up come the conundrum and he got it before me (in fact I'm with Mr Gardner on this one - it would have taken me ages I'm sure to spot) so Mr Bishop beat me 100-96. Absolutely quality mate. It's a pleasure to lose to a quality player - when it isn't important!Martin Gardner wrote:I'd probably have to say that Martin looks like the favourite to win the series after that - he was very cool and calm, impressive under the pressure of the situation. I'd have never have got that conundrum, ever, mind you.
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Just an edit to say it's a shame we're not seeing Bishop in the CofC! He could have taken a scalp.
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Are you sure? The entry in my Collins Millennium Edition shows the headword as capitalised, but lists two definitions - the second being the adjectival sense that Frank mentioned (actually it says "as modifier"), with the example an identikit pop group.harry wrote:I'm afraid I don't have the ODE - my Collins English and several Oxford dictionaries all capitalize Indentikit [sic]
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Wrong; it's only the kind of people who hunt foxes that say "scons".Phil Reynolds wrote:It wasn't a joke. People who say "scoans" need to be admonished in the strictest terms.Ben Hunter wrote:I'm glad that Dr. Phil let rip with the scones joke.
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Spoken like a person who lives north of the Watford Gap.Phil Reynolds wrote:It wasn't a joke. People who say "scoans" need to be admonished in the strictest terms.Ben Hunter wrote:I'm glad that Dr. Phil let rip with the scones joke.
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I'm really surprised by Martin Gardener's and Kirk Bevin's comments about Martin Bishop. I felt he missed a lot of easy words and I beat him by 20-30 points without really trying. Definitely wouldn't have him as favourite.
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It's a good job I know you are joking. Try to spell Mr Gardner's name correctly and my surname is not Bevin.Richard Brittain wrote:I'm really surprised by Martin Gardener's and Kirk Bevin's comments about Martin Bishop. I felt he missed a lot of easy words and I beat him by 20-30 points without really trying. Definitely wouldn't have him as favourite.
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When I was a teenager I remember telling somebody that they were posh because they pronounced it "scon", but in response they said that was in fact I who was the snob because I pronounced "scoan".
I'm from the North by the way.
I'm from the North by the way.
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I wasn't joking, Kirk. You often seem to assume deeper meanings behind my posts. Maybe I fluked a good game.. But I just looked at the recap briefly and got words like 'maltiest', 'incense', 'pigeons', and 'tabloid' quite quickly. I worked out that I actually only beat him by 19 points. Didn't get the conundrum spot, which of course was very impressive. But I don't think he is as good as Junaid or Reams. Decent player though.
Also, I intentionally misspelt Martin Gardner's name but honestly didn't mean to misspell yours.
Also, I intentionally misspelt Martin Gardner's name but honestly didn't mean to misspell yours.
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Also, I somehow missed Martin Bishop's post in this thread and until now didn't realise he was actually a member of this forum. Lol. Sorry Martin, didn't mean to bring you down or anything.
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Both statements are correct. Posh people do say "scon", because they get it right (as do working class people with no pretensions). Snobs, on the other hand, are middle class social climbers who try to sound posh, so they say "scoan" thinking they're being correct when in fact it just makes them sound affected. See also: "Keenya", "Shroesbury".Ben Hunter wrote:When I was a teenager I remember telling somebody that they were posh because they pronounced it "scon", but in response they said that was in fact I who was the snob because I pronounced "scoan".
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Everyone who says "scon" thinks "scoan" is pretentious. Everyone who says "scoan" thinks "scon" is posh. Fact of life, I'm afraid.
I still use NODE1 (I think - it's whatever they were giving out in 2001), because I can't be bothered buying a new dictionary every time Countdown uses a new one, and "bonny" is a noun - as in "My bonny lies over the ocean" - referring to a sweetheart or baby. So I'm having the points.
I still use NODE1 (I think - it's whatever they were giving out in 2001), because I can't be bothered buying a new dictionary every time Countdown uses a new one, and "bonny" is a noun - as in "My bonny lies over the ocean" - referring to a sweetheart or baby. So I'm having the points.
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I have the Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus 2007 reprint, which does indeed also list it as a "modifier" and with the same example you quote, but in the example, it retains the capital "I".Phil Reynolds wrote:Are you sure? The entry in my Collins Millennium Edition shows the headword as capitalised, but lists two definitions - the second being the adjectival sense that Frank mentioned (actually it says "as modifier"), with the example an identikit pop group.harry wrote:I'm afraid I don't have the ODE - my Collins English and several Oxford dictionaries all capitalize Indentikit [sic]
Quite irrelevant, I suppose, if the ODE lists it with a lower case "i", although if that's the case, I'd be surprised if the company's lawyers haven't written a stroppy letter to the OUP. I know from experience that newspapers receive them pronto if they ever refer to a "portacabin" rather than a "Portakabin", etc.
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None taken Phil. I should have put a smiley at the end of my post so will do so nowPhil Reynolds wrote:Both statements are correct. Posh people do say "scon", because they get it right (as do working class people with no pretensions). Snobs, on the other hand, are middle class social climbers who try to sound posh, so they say "scoan" thinking they're being correct when in fact it just makes them sound affected. See also: "Keenya", "Shroesbury".Ben Hunter wrote:When I was a teenager I remember telling somebody that they were posh because they pronounced it "scon", but in response they said that was in fact I who was the snob because I pronounced "scoan".
Note to Lee: No offence mate.
I should also have said that there was a section that was cut out where Carol went to the audience and it was largely agreed (when I say largely I mean by the audience of approx 100 people so a clear demographic!) that people from the South say scoan and people from the North say scon.
I don't have a problem with either, regional dialect is part of what makes us who we are.
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You get a guide to allowable words when you apply, but the details are fairly unsurprising. You can't have capitalized words, including (but not limited to) proper nouns.harry wrote: So what is the ruling on capitalized words/proper nouns?
Is there actually a Countdown guide to such matters?
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Thanks Charlie.
So just to put an end to my tedious persistence with this (I'm getting a bit self-conscious about pursuing it now)...is there an instance of "identikit" with a lower case initial "i" in the ODE?
So just to put an end to my tedious persistence with this (I'm getting a bit self-conscious about pursuing it now)...is there an instance of "identikit" with a lower case initial "i" in the ODE?
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If you mean in the ODE2r (the one they use on the show), yes. The entry is with a small i. It does say "noun trademark" though but that is fine. An example they give is "an identikit photograph". It can be used as an adjective also. The example they give is "the pub was transformed by identikit 'Victoriana'."harry wrote:Thanks Charlie.
So just to put an end to my tedious persistence with this (I'm getting a bit self-conscious about pursuing it now)...is there an instance of "identikit" with a lower case initial "i" in the ODE?
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Many thanks.Kirk Bevins wrote:If you mean in the ODE2r (the one they use on the show), yes. The entry is with a small i. It does say "noun trademark" though but that is fine. An example they give is "an identikit photograph". It can be used as an adjective also. The example they give is "the pub was transformed by identikit 'Victoriana'."harry wrote:Thanks Charlie.
So just to put an end to my tedious persistence with this (I'm getting a bit self-conscious about pursuing it now)...is there an instance of "identikit" with a lower case initial "i" in the ODE?
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I got BONNIES but after looking it up in my NODE1 I decided to disallow it. It was listed as noun but just as "my bonny" I think so I think it might count as one of those compound things that you can't have on its own. Also it didn't specify the plural.David Roe wrote:Everyone who says "scon" thinks "scoan" is pretentious. Everyone who says "scoan" thinks "scon" is posh. Fact of life, I'm afraid.
I still use NODE1 (I think - it's whatever they were giving out in 2001), because I can't be bothered buying a new dictionary every time Countdown uses a new one, and "bonny" is a noun - as in "My bonny lies over the ocean" - referring to a sweetheart or baby. So I'm having the points.
And I say "scon" so it must be the correct pronunciation.
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Well I think you must have had all maximums because he only dropped 5 points in the entire game. Indeed Dictionary Corner only beat him in three rounds - he beat himself in one round when he decided against MALTIEST and then quite a few people on this forum spotted PIGEONS.Richard Brittain wrote:I wasn't joking, Kirk. You often seem to assume deeper meanings behind my posts. Maybe I fluked a good game.. But I just looked at the recap briefly and got words like 'maltiest', 'incense', 'pigeons', and 'tabloid' quite quickly. I worked out that I actually only beat him by 19 points. Didn't get the conundrum spot, which of course was very impressive. But I don't think he is as good as Junaid or Reams. Decent player though.
Also, I intentionally misspelt Martin Gardner's name but honestly didn't mean to misspell yours.
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