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OY...Ok, sage--some wacky games suck---(I mock)
What do these words have in common
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Discussion Overview
The discussion revolves around identifying commonalities among a list of words provided by participants. The scope includes exploratory reasoning and playful engagement with language, focusing on phonetics, spelling, and patterns within the words.
Discussion Character
- Exploratory
- Debate/contested
- Conceptual clarification
Main Points Raised
- Some participants suggest that the first group of words contains the "oo" sound, while others note that "cosmic" does not fit this pattern.
- Another viewpoint indicates that the second group of words contains the letter "u".
- Some participants mention that the third group includes words with the letter "e".
- One participant humorously points out that all the words are in English and composed of letters.
- Another participant reflects on counting letters, consonants, vowels, and syllables, noting a lack of clarity on what is "odd".
- There are claims that the words are unpronounceable to a Welshman, presented both seriously and humorously.
- A participant proposes that all words have an odd-numbered first letter, though this is presented as a guess rather than a confirmed fact.
- Some participants express frustration or confusion about the nature of the words and the discussion itself.
- One participant suggests that there are sequences of three words sharing the same letter, but questions if that is the only pattern.
- Another participant mentions the idea of numbering letters of the alphabet and finding that the words consist of letters with odd numbers.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants do not reach a consensus on what the words have in common, with multiple competing views and interpretations remaining throughout the discussion.
Contextual Notes
Some assumptions about pronunciation and patterns in the words are not universally accepted, leading to varied interpretations of what constitutes their commonality.
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Jimmy Snyder
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Yes, they start out strange, and they remain strange till the end.rewebster said:
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rewebster said:
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turbo
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Some music sucks - some is OK.
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Jimmy Snyder
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It's difficult to understand these words made of letters when we don't write even half of them.Moonbear said:
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Jimmy Snyder
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The beginning of the answer is hidden but the rest of it is like the beginning.Moonbear said:
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if you numbered the letters of the alphabet these words are made of letters with odd numbers.
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binzing
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Like puzzles, eh? Check these out.
www.jeffwu.net/games/hapland.swf
www.jeffwu.net/games/hapland2.swf
www.jeffwu.net/games/hapland.swf
www.jeffwu.net/games/hapland2.swf
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frogman said:
I told you guys the answer was stupid.
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jhj6007
total the number of each word
divide in half
reduce by half to smallest number!
Celebrate last week!
Physics or math majors?
divide in half
reduce by half to smallest number!
Celebrate last week!
Physics or math majors?
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jhj6007 said:
And I thought that I have no life...
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Each word is contained in a sequence of words ending in 'yes'