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Grex > Language > #114: The seven letter word game, 3rd edition |  |
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brighn
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response 475 of 1021:
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May 31 21:34 UTC 2002 |
In other words: "Ok, we get the point, those dumb little analyses are
annoying, please stop posting them." would have been much more direct,
wouldn't have pissed me off, and would probably have accomplished what you
wanted to accomplish.
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blaise
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response 476 of 1021:
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May 31 23:16 UTC 2002 |
fractal
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aruba
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response 477 of 1021:
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Jun 1 04:46 UTC 2002 |
I'm sorry that #473 was flame bait. I should have been more diplomatic.
And no, it's not that analyses are unwelcome. But sometimes in this game
it *is* possible to prove what the word is; however, this was not one of
those times.
I really can't stand it when people dilute the meaning of the word
"proof". (And "Prove A is true", "Demonstrate A is true", and "Show A is
true" are all pretty much equivalent.) I admit that this is my pet peeve.
You did (try to) prove something: "if the word is in <your favorite
database>, then it must be 'vitrify'". That's all you had to say to avoid
being wrong.
I wasn't really trying to avoid pissing you off.
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kentn
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response 478 of 1021:
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Jun 1 12:17 UTC 2002 |
marries
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aruba
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response 479 of 1021:
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Jun 1 14:21 UTC 2002 |
I apologize for being a jerk yesterday. I will apologize to brighn by
email.
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aruba
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response 480 of 1021:
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Jun 2 13:11 UTC 2002 |
element
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brighn
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response 481 of 1021:
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Jun 2 15:47 UTC 2002 |
marries 0 (kentn)
element 2 (aruba)
I thought I did say that, in my amendment (I acknowledged for my proof to be
valid, the assumption "word is in OneLook [or OED, or 'any dictionary
available']" must be taken). I'll be more careful in the future. The "proof"
part actually involves listing the possible string frames, and then the word
is arrived at by finding all the words that fit those string frames. Yeah,
I realize a techical proof wouldn't list all the possible words, but rather
all the possible strings.
Anyway, it's cool. Sorry I threw a hissyfit.
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kentn
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response 482 of 1021:
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Jun 2 20:53 UTC 2002 |
Did #476 'fractal' get scored amongst all the verbiage back there?
bravest
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aruba
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response 483 of 1021:
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Jun 3 03:13 UTC 2002 |
elevate
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brighn
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response 484 of 1021:
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Jun 3 04:37 UTC 2002 |
fractal 0 (blaise) [sorry!]
bravest 1 (kentn)
elevate 0 (aruba)
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kentn
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response 485 of 1021:
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Jun 3 11:11 UTC 2002 |
stipend
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brighn
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response 486 of 1021:
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Jun 3 13:39 UTC 2002 |
stipend 2 (kentn)
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aruba
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response 487 of 1021:
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Jun 3 18:34 UTC 2002 |
topmost
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brighn
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response 488 of 1021:
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Jun 3 20:15 UTC 2002 |
topmost 1 (aruba)
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kentn
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response 489 of 1021:
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Jun 3 23:53 UTC 2002 |
chimera
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gelinas
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response 490 of 1021:
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Jun 4 03:21 UTC 2002 |
tamping
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brighn
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response 491 of 1021:
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Jun 4 15:50 UTC 2002 |
chimera 7 (kentn) <-- DING! DING!
tamping 0 (gelinas)
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kentn
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response 492 of 1021:
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Jun 5 04:21 UTC 2002 |
Okay, I'll try to have a new word in mind next time.
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kentn
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response 493 of 1021:
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Jun 5 23:21 UTC 2002 |
Okay, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that is not
chimera 0 (The Last Word)
A summary of guesses can be found in ~kentn/letter.match7
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aruba
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response 494 of 1021:
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Jun 6 04:06 UTC 2002 |
referee
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gelinas
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response 495 of 1021:
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Jun 6 05:01 UTC 2002 |
fractal
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kentn
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response 496 of 1021:
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Jun 6 12:11 UTC 2002 |
referee 0 (aruba)
fractal 0 (gelinas)
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brighn
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response 497 of 1021:
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Jun 6 15:40 UTC 2002 |
abating
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aruba
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response 498 of 1021:
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Jun 6 18:04 UTC 2002 |
element
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albaugh
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response 499 of 1021:
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Jun 6 18:26 UTC 2002 |
dearest
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