| Author | Message | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5149 Registered: 8-2001 |
A very common figure of speech rests on a very common scrund. What is it? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1148 Registered: 3-2006 |
As blind as a bat? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5150 Registered: 8-2001 |
Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack) New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1148 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 9:59 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) As blind as a bat? no | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1578 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is the scrund about a person? An animal? an object? a concept? an action? (or plural of any of the above) | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 642 Registered: 6-2003 |
Like a red rag to a bull? Like a bull in a china shop? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2324 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the figure of speech a simile? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5151 Registered: 8-2001 |
Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1578 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Friday, February 12, 2010 - 2:23 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the scrund about a person? no An animal? noan object? yope a concept? noish an action? no(or plural of any of the above) Logician (Logician) New member Username: Logician Post Number: 642 Registered: 6-2003 Posted on Friday, February 12, 2010 - 3:24 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Like a red rag to a bull? no Like a bull in a china shop? no Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2324 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Friday, February 12, 2010 - 11:36 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the figure of speech a simile? It's not just one figure of speech; it's a word that is often used non-literally, often metaphorically. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 648 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is the word a noun? verb? adjective? adverb? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5162 Registered: 8-2001 |
Biograd (Biograd) New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 648 Registered: 6-2008 Posted on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 6:50 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the word a noun? yes verb? no adjective? yes adverb? no | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 653 Registered: 6-2008 |
When used figuratively, in a way that would show the scrund, is it used as a noun? an adjective? either? Does the part of speech it is used in differentiate whether its meaning is literal or figurative? When used as a noun, does it denote a material object? a living thing? a concept? Does the meaning as an adjective describe the meaning as a noun (for example, an orange is orange)? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5163 Registered: 8-2001 |
Biograd (Biograd) New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 653 Registered: 6-2008 Posted on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 11:57 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) When used figuratively, in a way that would show the scrund, is it used as a noun? an adjective? either? Usually as an adjective but could be a noun Does the part of speech it is used in differentiate whether its meaning is literal or figurative? no When used as a noun, does it denote a material object?yesish a living thing? no a concept?no Does the meaning as an adjective describe the meaning as a noun (for example, an orange is orange) yes when used literally, but the scrund is that few people realize that the adjective used figuratively does not describe what the noun denotes when used literally | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 657 Registered: 6-2008 |
A yesish object: Does the noun describe a collection of objects? a material (such as metal, paper, etc.)? a liquid? a gas? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 964 Registered: 10-2008 |
Is a homophone involved? A word that may refer to an animal? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5164 Registered: 8-2001 |
Biograd (Biograd) New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 657 Registered: 6-2008 Posted on Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 4:15 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) A yesish object: Does the noun describe a collection of objects? noa material (such as metal, paper, etc.)? noa liquid? noa gas? no Gourami (Gourami) Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 964 Registered: 10-2008 Posted on Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 5:07 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is a homophone involved?no A word that may refer to an animal? no | ||
| Antesse (Antesse)
New member Username: Antesse Post Number: 58 Registered: 4-2008 |
Is the noun material object larger than an atom? Cell? Pea? Golfball? Orange? Basketball? Beanbag chair? House? Skyscraper? City? Island? Continent? Moon? Planet? Star? Solar System? Galaxy? Universe? Does the word change form at all going from adjective to noun or from noun to adjective? Does the noun form have a plural? Commonly used plural? Is the figure of speech used primarily in English? American English? British English? Other dialects/varieties of English? Does it translate well into other languages? Would a speaker of another language hearing the figure of speech in their native language have the scrund? Would a speaker of another language but having learned English (and the figure of speech) have the scrund? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5166 Registered: 8-2001 |
Antesse (Antesse) New member Username: Antesse Post Number: 58 Registered: 4-2008 Posted on Friday, February 19, 2010 - 10:00 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the noun material object larger than an atom? Cell? Pea? Golfball? Orange? Basketball? Beanbag chair? House? Skyscraper? City? Island? Continent? Moon? Planet? Star? Solar System? Galaxy? Universe? It doesn't really have a size Does the word change form at all going from adjective to noun or from noun to adjective? noDoes the noun form have a plural? yesCommonly used plural? noish Is the figure of speech used primarily in English? American English? British English? Other dialects/varieties of English? I know it's used in American English & I bet it's used in the UK & Canada as well, but I'm not sure, although I've lived in those countries. I don't know about Australia, Nigeris, etc. but my GUESS is tht it occurs in most if not all varities of English.}Does it translate well into other languages? It should. The only other language I know (& in rudimentary form) is French Would a speaker of another language hearing the figure of speech in their native language have the scrund? Would a speaker of another language but having learned English (and the figure of speech) have the scrund?possibly | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5171 Registered: 8-2001 |
HINT: Find out the general area of the noun in its literal sense: sports, crime, etc. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 670 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is the noun related to: Sports? Weather? Transportation? Technology? Science? Medicine? Law? Politics? Performing arts? Other art? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5177 Registered: 8-2001 |
Biograd (Biograd) New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 670 Registered: 6-2008 Posted on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 7:36 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the noun related to: Sports? Weather? Transportation? Technology? Science? Medicine? Law? Politics? Performing arts? Other art? none of these!! | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1295 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is it related to: Aviation? Food? Sleep? Other human activity? Non-human activity? Nature? Space? Is it manmade? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5178 Registered: 8-2001 |
Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1295 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 11:47 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is it related to: Aviation? no Food? yes Sleep? no Other human activity? no Non-human activity? no Nature? see previous answers Space? no Is it manmade? no | ||
| Antesse (Antesse)
New member Username: Antesse Post Number: 61 Registered: 4-2008 |
Easy as pie? Piece of cake? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5182 Registered: 8-2001 |
Antesse (Antesse) New member Username: Antesse Post Number: 61 Registered: 4-2008 Posted on Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 8:26 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Easy as pie? no Piece of cake? no. Remember, as I said above, it's not so much a phrase as a single word that is used figuratively in various phrases | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 673 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is the scrund about the taste of the food? its visual appearance? its nutritional value? its calorie content? what it is made from? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5183 Registered: 8-2001 |
Biograd (Biograd) New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 673 Registered: 6-2008 Posted on Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 8:39 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the scrund about the taste of the food? yesits visual appearance? no its nutritional value? noits calorie content? nowhat it is made from? no | ||
| Amu (Amu)
New member Username: Amu Post Number: 9 Registered: 2-2010 |
Hi Nimue. Does the specific taste matter? sweet? sour? salty? bitter? savoury? Or that the taste is similar to something? Do we use this word to describe the taste, while in fact the word is also a noun which originally had nothing to do with the taste? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5185 Registered: 8-2001 |
Amu (Amu) New member Username: Amu Post Number: 9 Registered: 2-2010 Posted on Friday, February 26, 2010 - 11:57 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Hi Nimue. Does the specific taste matter? yessweet? sour? salty? bitter? savoury? I guess it's closest to sweet, but you have to be much more specific about the sub-category (or whatever) Or that the taste is similar to something? Do we use this word to describe the taste, while in fact the word is also a noun which originally had nothing to do with the taste? no | ||
| Amu (Amu)
New member Username: Amu Post Number: 12 Registered: 2-2010 |
Is the noun (the literal meaning of the word) some kind of food? Is it mostly carbohydrate? fat? protein? water? Is it animal product? plant product? other? drink? Does it taste sugary? like chocolate? honey? cake? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5188 Registered: 8-2001 |
Amu (Amu) New member Username: Amu Post Number: 12 Registered: 2-2010 Posted on Friday, February 26, 2010 - 10:27 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the noun (the literal meaning of the word) some kind of food? yes or maybe yesishIs it mostly carbohydrate? fat? protein? water? probably mostly carbohydrateIs it animal product? plant product? other? drink? plsnt & not a drink as such Does it taste sugary? yopelike chocolate? nohoney? no cake?some cakes, nit all | ||
| Amu (Amu)
New member Username: Amu Post Number: 15 Registered: 2-2010 |
Made of flour? nuts? fruit? carrots? vanilla? | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 975 Registered: 7-2001 |
is it vanilla? when used as an adjective it means plain - but true vanilla has a very strong taste. - is that it? | ||
| Amu (Amu)
New member Username: Amu Post Number: 18 Registered: 2-2010 |
I think it's supposed to be a word that means a food, but the word is also used as an adjective, and people think that the adjective comes from the food, while it is not the case. Is this right? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5190 Registered: 8-2001 |
New member Username: Amu Post Number: 15 Registered: 2-2010 Posted on Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 6:02 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Made of flour? no nuts? no fruit? no carrots? no vanilla? yes!! Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 975 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 7:06 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) is it vanilla? yes{ when used as an adjective it means plain - but true vanilla has a very strong taste. - is that it? yes Amu (Amu) New member Username: Amu Post Number: 18 Registered: 2-2010 Posted on Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 9:30 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) I think it's supposed to be a word that means a food, but the word is also used as an adjective, and people think that the adjective comes from the food, while it is not the case. Is this right? No. The adjective does come from a food, but from a scrund about the food ****** SPOILER *********** 'Vanilla' as an adjective means bland, & most people think of vanilla as a bland flavoring, almost the absence of flavor.But REAL vanilla has an intense, delicious flavor, which I actually prefer to chocolate! You can get this flavor through powdered vanilla, which I sprinkle on almost everything.It's expensive-about $11 a jar & I use about 2 jars a month. But that's the sort of extravagance a middle-class person can afford, & I'm ALL for self-indulgence, provided one gives to charity as well.Please indulge yourselves (& me!) by turning your lateral brains to my next puzzle. |
