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 Plays and games for little folks: Sports of all sorts, Fireside fun, and Singing games by Josephine Pollard Da Rules: 1. The title of the book cited must have one word, at least, which is the same as a word in the previous title. 2. The repeated word in the new title must be other than an article ("a", "an", or "the"). 3. The repeated word must be spelled exactly as the word was spelled in the previous title. E.g., "prune" is not the same word as "prunes", and "loyal" is not the same word as "loyalty." 4. The repeated word must be in the title as shown on the title page of the book--not, e.g., part of the series name unless such is part of the title as shown on the title page. 5. If you have read the book it would be informative that you so indicate and tell when you read it, if you can. 6. Try to use Touchstones (put brackets around the title and around the author) although they often don't work. 7. A hyphenated word is one word, not two: e.g., "thunder-clouds"; and if used must be repeated in full, not in part only. Message edited by its author, Jun 16, 2009, 5:01pm. point of information
moibibliomaniac hath written:
>3. The repeated word must be spelled exactly as the word was spelled in the previous title. E.g., "prune" is not the same word as "prunes", and "loyal" is not the same word as "loyalty."
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does this mean that English words spelled differently in different English-speaking countries, e.g. 'honour' and 'honor', 'color' and 'colour', 'theater' and 'theatre' are likewise not interchangeable?
thanks. Little Bee by Chris Cleave. ER book read earlier this year. Absolutely loved it. mirrordrum >3 I would say the repeated word needs to be spelled the same as it is spelled in the title. Hence "honor" and "honour" are not interchangeable. The rules, or "suggestions for rules" date back to Nov. 18, 2008. Message edited by its author, Jun 16, 2009, 7:56pm. Black Dog by Stephen Booth. Read this mystery in January, 2005. Black Soil, by Josephine Donovan (read 8 Sep 2000) I surely agree with miobibliomaniac (#6). Identical spelling means identical spelling. #15 yeah, i have to laugh at myself. how many times did i say to grad students, "what is it about the word 'identical' that you don't understand?'" and now here i go. *sigh* it causeth one to be humble in the face of one's frailties.
sorry 'bout that. (that makes the third book today added to my TBR list) High Five by Janet Evanovich High Blood Pressure Lowered Naturally--Your Arteries Can Clean Themselves by Janica McCall Failes Not read: I lower my blood pressure unnaturally! I'm willing (eager) to follow the rules, but would argue that "color" and "colour" are the same word, despite the difference in spelling. They mean the same thing and it's conceivable that the same book could be published in the UK and the US with only the spelling difference. This message has been deleted by its author. Oh, and I think that colour is colour but is not color... Ever After: A Williamsburg Novel by Elswyth Thane. In my TBR pile, but just thinking about another book of hers I've read, I want to go dig it out and put it on the top of the heap. Pox Americana by Elizabeth A. Fenn Between Pacific tides: An account of the habits and habitats of some five hundred of the common, conspicuous seashore invertebrates of the Pacific Coast between Sitka, Alaska, and northern Mexico by Edward Ricketts not a book I've read cover-to-cover but a book originally of my father's and one that we shared as we explored the area between the tides in southern California 50 years ago. This message has been deleted by its author. Dark Roots by Cate Kennedy. Read last year and did not at all enjoy these stories! Nothing Like the Sun by Anthony Burgess. Read many years ago; it's a fictional bio of part of Shakespeare's life. Harbors and High Seas, 3rd Edition : An Atlas and Geographical Guide to the Complete Aubrey-Maturin Novels of Patrick O'Brian by dean king Mayday: The U-2 Affair : The Untold Story of the Greatest US-USSR Spy Scandal by Michael R. Beschloss (touchstone points to a different book title. It seems to be the same book, but mine was published in 1987 and the touchstone book was published in 1988.) My title does have the word "spy" in it. Really...
Anyway, read in 1993 for my degree in International RelationsAchhh...All that and it didn't get posted before jennieg's book. The Secret of Red Gate Farm by Carolyn Keene. Read decades ago... Message edited by its author, Jun 22, 2009, 6:11pm. fire from heaven by Mary Renault Message edited by its author, Jun 23, 2009, 10:48pm. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald This message has been deleted by its author. Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez. Read with great fascination about ten years ago. Message edited by its author, Jun 24, 2009, 3:15am. Animal Farm by George Orwell Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters. I read this Amelia Peabody mystery in March of 2003. The Legend of King Arthur and the Round Table & Pop-up Book by Graham BrownAcross the Wide Missouri, by Bernard DeVoto (read 19 Aug 2001) (Pulitzer History prize in 1948) # 137 (Cariola) does not correctly respond to #136 and so was correctly ignored by #138, which did respond to #136, albeit with the word "in" which I know some of you do not think approriate--I used it once and was questioned as to its appropriateness 158> Well, Rulemaster, I was trying to give us something to work with aside from "Lighthouse" and thus went for the longer title. As soon as someone posted To the Lighthouse, it could have been a dead thread. Sorry about the "s". However, I don't see that #138 ignored my post. I don't think the player meant "in" to be the connecting word, and he/she picks up "Great." This message has been deleted by its author. This message has been deleted by its author. Arthur Capper: Publisher, Politician, and Philanthropist, by Homer E. Soclofsky (read 4 Mar 1987) Cariola, you are right about #138--it did respond to your post. My error in not noting 'great.' If To the Lighthouse had been used, could a response have been to "To"? Have we decided negatively on that? I am not sure.... Message edited by its author, Jun 26, 2009, 6:32am. "To" isn't an article, but it does seem a bit too easy . . . so can I use "and" from your title? (Just kidding!) Arthur Helps Out by Marc Brown. Read to a nephew last Christmas. Y'all are correct; I was playing off "great." But I feel I should point out that "To the Lighthouse" wasn't the only option there; the previous entry was "The Body in the Lighthouse," so "Body" could have been used--lots of choices there! The rules only mention articles, not short prepositions, though they feel like "cheating" to me. But when the same word is an adverb . . . Freelance Writing for Magazines and Newspapers: Breaking In Without Selling Out by Marcia Yudkin. the stone diaries by carol shields i read, or rather listened to, this book some years ago and can't remember it at all so it's back on my TBR list. The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare by William ShakespeareJust to confuse you, Shakespeare's name is spelled "Shakspeare" in the title. It is not a misprint. That is how it was spelled when the book was published in 1806, and that is how the word must be spelled if it is selected as the repeated word in our game. Message edited by its author, Jun 27, 2009, 6:12am. This message has been deleted by its author. Out of Range by CJ Box Can't see an edit button to change my last post. Like some of this series, others I think are dumb. This one was o.k. Ohh, there it is. lol Message edited by its author, Jun 27, 2009, 1:56pm. My Native Land: Life in America, 1790-1870 by Warren S. Tryon. In the special research TBR library cart. Touchstone only works when I put the end bracket in the wrong place. Weird. Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie. Thought I'd read it but after reading the description on Amazon, maybe not. So will at some point. Goodnight, Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. It was one of my daughter's favorites. The World's Great Books edited by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton Message edited by its author, Jun 29, 2009, 12:14pm. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Hmm, OK. I was trying to move us away from "Brain," but your title has a lot to work with, too. Life Is a Dream by Pedro Calderon de la Barca. Read in a Renaissance Drama course years ago. Well, THAT sure gives us a lot to work with! Nice work! See You in a Hundred Years: Discover One Young Family's Search for a Simpler Life . . . Four Seasons of Living in the Year 1900 by Logan WardDown to Earth: Toward a Philosophy of Nonviolent Living by John NoltMessage edited by its author, Jun 30, 2009, 3:45pm. In Search of a Past: The Manor House, Amnersfield, 1933-1945 by Ronald Fraser Read for a subject at university on history and memory Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters. One of the Amelia Peabody series, which I've enjoyed, but this one is still TBR. This message has been deleted by its author. The Tichborne Claimant: A Victorian Mystery, by Douglas Woodruff (read 11 June 1979) (Book of the Year) The appellation given means that it was the book most appreciated read in 1979, out of the 46 books I read that year) Message edited by its author, Jul 3, 2009, 6:29am. 299> Probably creamed tuna AND peas on toast (my mom used to make it). 303> Thank goodness there's a subtitle! Victorian London: The Tale of a City 1840-1870 by Lisa Picard. (Her English period books are a delight.) Message edited by its author, Jul 3, 2009, 9:19am. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche I'm not sure i didn't use this in part 21 but, I'm embarrassed to say, i don't know how to find part 21 to check. i rather think i didn't. just can't be certain. The Business of Dying by Simon Kernick. An author introduced to me by my brother. Read this one in April 2008 Food Editors' Favorites Treasured Recipes - Special Edition to Benefit MADD by Barbara Gibbs and Jame Baker Ostmann Medieval Celebrations: How to Plan for Holidays, Weddings, and Reenactments With Recipes, Customs, Costumes, Decorations by Daniel Diehl - great reference book Before the Mayflower: A History of the Negro in America, 1619-1962 by Lerone Jr. Bennett Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey. I know a lot of folks love this one, but it bored me. The Requiem Shark by Nicholas Griffin. How can you not love a book about pirates! Read in Jan. 2001 The White by Deborah Larsen. Fictionalization of a fascinating and true captivity story. You can tell that Larsen is also a poet from her beautiful prose. >362 And a book I really enjoyed! The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey. My favorite of the original Dragonriders trilogy. I just loved Ruth! The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. Really looking forward to the sequel for this one arriving soon. HOW TO MANAGE MEN. by Mary HydeThis is not the Mary Hyde whose books I collect. Nor is it the Mary Hyde who wrote English For The Thoughtful Child. The Mary Hyde I collect is the Mary Hyde who wrote and collected books about Samuel Johnson. Message edited by its author, Jul 7, 2009, 10:01am. All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West listened to this several years ago and would love to find time to read it again. (Should we be starting a new thread soon? It's loading fine for me, but some folks with dial-up complain that it takes forever to load threads of over 300 posts.) (back to top)
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