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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #425 on: October 21, 2023, 11:54:37 AM »
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One of the purple ones is very definitely wrong.
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #426 on: October 21, 2023, 12:22:30 PM »
Quote from: jeremyp on October 21, 2023, 11:54:37 AM
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One of the purple ones is very definitely wrong.
Yeah, it's odd. It was easy to get but I was surprised when I saw the description.
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #427 on: October 21, 2023, 01:59:01 PM »
If we are talking about a product I forever associate with Monty Python it is apparently used in the way described for various US organisations.
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #428 on: October 21, 2023, 02:07:25 PM »
Quote from: Aruntraveller on October 21, 2023, 01:59:01 PM
If we are talking about a product I forever associate with Monty Python it is apparently used in the way described for various US organisations.
The category is acronyms. I don't think it is one.
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #429 on: October 21, 2023, 02:24:42 PM »
Quote from: jeremyp on October 21, 2023, 11:54:37 AM
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One of the purple ones is very definitely wrong.
Which one is qrong? They all look ok to me. Tell me tomorrow, when this game is over.
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #430 on: October 21, 2023, 02:33:29 PM »
Sorry my fault, got confused. However, the internet agrees with both of us. Bloody useless.

It is either a contraction or an acronym. Depending on the source.

The acronym as everyone has now played (I think) is "Specially Processed American Meat" or alternatively the contraction is "SPiced hAM".

Although I have seen "Slimy Processed Anaemic Mucus" offered as an alternative.
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #431 on: October 21, 2023, 02:36:01 PM »
Quote from: Aruntraveller on October 21, 2023, 02:33:29 PM

Although I have seen "Slimy Processed Anaemic Mucus" offered as an alternative.
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #432 on: October 22, 2023, 01:12:04 AM »
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #433 on: October 22, 2023, 05:11:58 AM »
Rats.
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #434 on: October 22, 2023, 10:16:28 AM »
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Could see all the  categories but one, couldn't get them sorted  :-[
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #435 on: October 22, 2023, 11:28:14 AM »
Quote from: SteveH on October 21, 2023, 02:24:42 PM
Which one is qrong? They all look ok to me. Tell me tomorrow, when this game is over.
Spam is not an acronym
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #436 on: October 22, 2023, 11:28:54 AM »
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Ambiguity in the last two categories gave me some trouble.
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #437 on: October 22, 2023, 11:37:09 AM »
Quote from: Aruntraveller on October 21, 2023, 02:33:29 PM
Sorry my fault, got confused. However, the internet agrees with both of us. Bloody useless.

It is either a contraction or an acronym. Depending on the source.

The acronym as everyone has now played (I think) is "Specially Processed American Meat" or alternatively the contraction is "SPiced hAM".

Although I have seen "Slimy Processed Anaemic Mucus" offered as an alternative.

Funnily enough, it didn't occur to me that the word wasn't about email spam, the etymology of which is unknown but probably comes from the Monty Python spam sketch.

The acronyms you have suggested are all actually backronyms. The origin of the term "spam" in respect of canned meat was known only to the inventor of the term and a few other execs in the company that made it.
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #438 on: October 23, 2023, 08:40:24 AM »
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #439 on: October 23, 2023, 08:58:53 AM »
Quote from: jeremyp on October 22, 2023, 11:28:14 AM
Spam is not an acronym
Nobody's quite sure where the name came from, but it may be an acronym.
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #440 on: October 23, 2023, 09:02:17 AM »
Bollocks! Is the game getting harder, o am I getting dimmer?
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #441 on: October 23, 2023, 09:22:47 AM »
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #442 on: October 23, 2023, 09:25:03 AM »
Quote from: SteveH on October 23, 2023, 08:58:53 AM
Nobody's quite sure where the name came from, but it may be an acronym.

The guy who invented it knew where it came from.

There's no known acronym that actually works that can be traced to the creation of the product. Therefore, it is not an acronym, at least, the NYT shouldn't be calling it an acronym.
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #443 on: October 23, 2023, 09:29:24 AM »
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #444 on: October 24, 2023, 12:39:18 AM »
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #445 on: October 24, 2023, 06:55:18 AM »
Dead easy, for a nice change - and purple, supposedly the hardest, was the easiest. In fact, I got all the colours reversed, in terms of supposed difficulty!
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #446 on: October 24, 2023, 08:31:27 AM »
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #447 on: October 24, 2023, 09:24:33 AM »
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As noted by all, easy. As was wordle.
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Re: A new word game....
« Reply #448 on: October 25, 2023, 06:51:27 AM »
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« Reply #449 on: October 25, 2023, 07:19:04 AM »
Pretty easy.
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