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Spoilers For Thursday 16th April 2020
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 11:25 am
by James Robinson
Dear oh dear...., SQUINTER instead of SQUINTIER costing Gemma the game there....
DAIGOUS (nice to remember that one now!!) in R1 and HALIDES in R10.
1st Numbers Alt.: (5 x 100) + (6 x 50) - 3 =
797
3rd Numbers Alt.: ((75 + 25 - 4) x (7 + 1)) - 7 =
761
Re: Spoilers For Thursday 16th April 2020
Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 9:22 pm
by Stewart Gordon
I was surprised to hear BOWLINE pronounced /ˈbaʊlaɪn/ by both Gemma and Susie. Apparently it does derive from a ship's bow, but the actual pronunciation given in Lexico is /ˈbəʊlɪn/. Wikipedia gives either this or /ˈbəʊlaɪn/, which is how I've always thought it was pronounced. I'd always assumed it has some etymological connection with the bow that you tie.
Re: Spoilers For Thursday 16th April 2020
Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 9:01 am
by Ian Fitzpatrick
If you look at how a Bowline is tied there is no way you would relate it to your neckware!
As a onetime regular user of the knot I always pronounced it bolin.