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A bit of fun - WORDLE. (NB, US spelling!) No spoilers please
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Semantic satiation or wordnesia — but not just capitals.
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Wordnesia, not semantic satiation, makes sense. Very occasionally I've had the same when I've been writing and it seems to be caused by merely overthinking. It doesn't only apply to words but to anything you normally just do automatically. Like the time I started thinking about how to change gear on my motorbike..............
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Me too Brian
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Yes, I’ve the same thing momentarily if for some reason I’ve begun to think about the pedals in the car, something one normally does ‘automatically’. ㋡.
OT but there‘s a fun link on that page I quoted explaining how
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
is a grammatical sentence in English (at least in the bastardised US version
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Welcome to the club of failures. I think all here have had at least one fail -- I guess someone will pop up and say they haven’t!My worst attempt yet and my first fail. I kept choosing an incorrect letter at the start.
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More than one!
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Are we going to have some kind of competition over who’s had the most fails now
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5 today.
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Yes, I’ve the same thing momentarily if for some reason I’ve begun to think about the pedals in the car, something one normally does ‘automatically’. ㋡.
OT but there‘s a fun link on that page I quoted explaining how
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
is a grammatical sentence in English (at least in the bastardised US version
On a similar theme, in theory, "and" can be repeated indefinitely but still make some sense. If I were to type "Meandyou", it could be said that there need to be spaces between me and and and and and you. If I typed that as "...between me andandandandand you", it could be said that there need to be spaces etc. Not a LOT of sense but some, at least!!!
98% wins from 367 games so 7 fails, I make it.
Are we going to have some kind of competition over who’s had the most fails now
My 7 is winning!!!
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5 today.
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Bit of a struggle to 5 today — only one possible left at 5 I think.
On the subject of “fails” it now says I have played 200 and won 100% instead of the 99% it gave yesterday. I’m fairly sure I’ve had at least one fail so I’m a bit puzzled!
On the subject of “fails” it now says I have played 200 and won 100% instead of the 99% it gave yesterday. I’m fairly sure I’ve had at least one fail so I’m a bit puzzled!
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Wow and a tricky one, I thought.Yahoo a 2!! That's only my second ever 2
I struggled to a 5.
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I think I remeber that too — more a way of eliminating sample bias than achieving accuracy.
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Hardest word: AVAIL, from Saturday, Feb. 18 |
Average guesses: 4.24, with 21.78 percent of players solving in three or fewer |
Easiest word: SOUND, from Tuesday, Feb. 14 |
Average guesses: 3.59, with 56.28 percent of players solving in three or fewer |
The Wordle answers last week — Feb. 13 to 19 — were easier than those from the week before. |