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From: "Bruce Todd" <>
Subject: Re: [ABOUT WORDS] What game?
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 18:57:50 -0500
References: <321JkNXII4512S03.1132011274@uwdvg003.cms.usa.net>


Hi Dale, and then again, I missed your intro!

Yes, words that begin with a "you" sound don't need the n added to a. Others
are - a ewe, a ewer, etc.

So you see, I have fun building my database.

I come across octogenarian and wonder what the word is for people in their
twenties. I come across a deuce and a trey and wonder what the card players
call an eight or a six.

The fun of words.

Thanks for your indulgence.

Bruce.


----- Original Message -----
From: "DALE KNIGHT" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: [ABOUT WORDS] What game?


>A European once told me about a one-night stand. According to him it was
>quite
> a union.
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> Received: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 04:17:56 PM MST
> From: "Bruce Todd" <>
> To:
> Subject: Re: [ABOUT WORDS] What game?
>
>> Dale is right - the answer I was looking for was polo. If field hockey is
>> also correct, I do not know.
>>
>> Here is another tidbit (or is it titbit) I just came across.
>>
>> As you know, the indefinite article "a" is changed to "an" before a word
>> beginning with an a, e, i, or o.
>>
>> Can you give me an instance where "a" remains "a" before a word beginning
>> with an a, e, i, or o?
>>
>> Bruce.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "DALE KNIGHT" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 5:55 PM
>> Subject: Re: [ABOUT WORDS] What game?
>>
>>
>> >I also think it is illegal to play polo left handed because of safety
>> >issues.
>> >
>> > ------ Original Message ------
>> > Received: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 03:51:25 PM MST
>> > From: Peter Macinnis <>
>> > To:
>> > Subject: Re: [ABOUT WORDS] What game?
>> >
>> >> You probably call it field hockey -- we practitioners call it hockey.
>> >>
>> >> peter
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Bruce Todd wrote:
>> >> > In building my words database, I learn dozens of things every day.
>> >> >
>> >> > Among other things, I learned today that there is a game in which it
> is
>> > illegal to play left-handed. Wow!
>> >> >
>> >> > I leave it to you to come up with the answer. First one with a
>> >> > correct
>> > answer gets a gold star.
>> >> >
>> >> > You will have to stop in to my home to get the gold.
>> >> >
>> >> > Bruce.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
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