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Colloquy
Word Ways
Webster's Dictionary defines colloquy as mutual discourse. Readers are encouraged to submit additions, corrections, and comments about earlier articles appearing in Word Ways. Comments received up to a month prior to publication of an issue will appear in it.
Kickshaws, Martin Gardner
On Writing Readable Graffiti, John Henrick
On Writing Readable Graffiti, John Henrick
Word Ways
You just wrote it. It's your most brilliant achievement yet. But is it readable? All graffitists worthy of the name must have asked themselves this question at some time. Indeed, it is a question that every conscientious author asks repeatedly. Unlike other writers, however, graffitists do not get any of the standard forms of feedback.
Closed Scrabble Boards, Kyle Corbin
Closed Scrabble Boards, Kyle Corbin
Word Ways
Most SCRABBLE crossword games end only after all 100 tiles have been drawn and one player has "played out" (used all the tiles in the rack). However, the rules say that the game may also end when all possible plays have been made -- when the players have created a "closed board." Games rarely end in this manner, and when they do, the players have usually used nearly all the tiles. Just how few tiles are theoretically necessary, then, to close the board?
A Rhapsody Of Words, Darryl Francis
A Rhapsody Of Words, Darryl Francis
Word Ways
Word Ways is a journal devoted to language, names, speech, spelling, punctuation, dictionaries, etymology, linguistics -- but above all, words. A rhapsody of words, as Shakespeare said in Hamlet.
First Words, Jeremiah Farrell
First Words, Jeremiah Farrell
Word Ways
If TRICK PLAY are dirty words, ARM HOLD are strong words, FINGER SHADOWS are fore words, and STREET TALK are cross words, then what words are these?
The Mathematics Of Words, A. Ross Eckler
The Mathematics Of Words, A. Ross Eckler
Word Ways
From the standpoint of an algebraist, words are nothing but ordered sequences of letters, each letter being a member of an allowable alphabet of such letters. Any sequence of letters is permitted, and he is often interested in deriving theorems about the existence or non-existence of certain letter-patterns.
Puzzle Busters, J. B. Griswold
Puzzle Busters, J. B. Griswold
Word Ways
The National Puzzlers' League recently celebrated its centennial with a three-day convention held in New Brunswick, N.J. in July 1983. The following account, reprinted from the March 1937 American Magazine, entertainingly describes an NPL regional meeting a half-century ago. Rufus T. Strohm, editor of the Enigma (the official publication of the League), wrote in April 1937 "The article in the March American Magazine about the league and the Krewe is a swell job, and the author Jerome Beatty (pseudonymically J.B. Griswold) has the thanks of all of us for giving so accurate a picture of us and our activities. It …
Front Cover And Publication Information, Volume 16 Number 3
Front Cover And Publication Information, Volume 16 Number 3
Word Ways
Publication information including table of contents.
Greek-Letter Pangrammatic Poems, Howard W. Bergerson
Greek-Letter Pangrammatic Poems, Howard W. Bergerson
Word Ways
Meaningful English pangrams -- the 26 letters of the alphabet rearranged into a sentence -- are almost impossible to construct. Howard Bergerson has come up with an idea which has apparently never been tried before: use the one hundred letters contained in the Greek letter-names alpha, beta, ..., omega instead. The following poems are the result, dealing with a wide variety of topics; note that several introduce a Greek theme. In one poem, Socrates' wife Xanthippe objects to the payment of a pig that Socrates promised to a friend before drinking the hemlock. In another, Howard Bergerson echoes the haunting …
The Downfall Of Maurice Faversham, Walter Shedlofsky
The Downfall Of Maurice Faversham, Walter Shedlofsky
Word Ways
Coroner Michael Hobbs: Court is now in session. This inquest has been convened to inquire into the death of Sir Maurice Faversham, who was found dead last Saturday, May 21, in the hall of his ancestral home in the town of Audley End. We shall now hear from those persons who have an interest in this matter.
Roughhewn Ends, Harry B. Partridge
Roughhewn Ends, Harry B. Partridge
Word Ways
My learned friend, Dr. H. K. Wombat, seldom stirs abroad from his home overlooking the Southern California coast from the Palos Verdes peninsula to Malibu. This is not for fear of being stared at -- for the Los Angeles Basin offers far more bizzare denizens than an elderly marsupial dressed in cap and cape -- but because the savant is constantly occupied in his own projects and thoughts, some of which I have been privileged to communicate to you. Still, at times the doughty diprotodont does indeed sally forth, as, for instance, to a bookstore at Rosewood and Western, which …
Naming More Animals, Rufus T. Strohm
Naming More Animals, Rufus T. Strohm
Word Ways
The following logological fable is one of a series written by Rufus T. Strohm, editor of the National Puzzlers' League. It appeared in the January 1936 Enigma.
Three Acro-Fables, Don Emmerson
Three Acro-Fables, Don Emmerson
Word Ways
Once upon a long time ago, on the tiny Mediterranean island of Mynorca, an old peasant turned to his son and said, "Acronyms Can Relax Our Nerves -- Yes, My Son?" To which the son replied, "By Any Logologist's Or Namester's Esimate, Yes!"
Everybody Comes From Somewhere, Maxey Brooke
Everybody Comes From Somewhere, Maxey Brooke
Word Ways
A citizen of Houston is known as a Houstonian. One who lives in Dallas is a Dallasite. If you are from Los Angeles, you are an Angelino. And if you happen to be an inhabitant of New York, you are a New Yorker.
Why Couldn't They Say "I Love You"?, Cynthia Knight
Why Couldn't They Say "I Love You"?, Cynthia Knight
Word Ways
Cast of Characters: ADELAIDE McCABE, a feeble hag, and TONY RUSSO, worn-out N.Y. tout
Dr. Robinson's Dictionary, Jeremiah Farrell
Dr. Robinson's Dictionary, Jeremiah Farrell
Word Ways
It is said that you can tell a man by the books he reads. More so, then, by the books he writes. In the case of William J. Robinson (1869-1936), Ph.G., M.D., consider these works.
Colloquy
Word Ways
Webster's Dictionary defines colloquy as mutual discourse. Readers are encouraged to submit additions, corrections, and comments about earlier articles appearing in Word Ways. Comments received up to a month prior to publication of an issue will appear in it.
Espyramids And Doublets, Willard R. Espy
Espyramids And Doublets, Willard R. Espy
Word Ways
The following puzzles are excerpted from a book entitled Word Puzzles to be published by Dembner Enterprises in September 1983. In an "ESPYramid Up" one enlarges a one-letter word letter by letter, each addition making a new word, rearranging the letters as need dictates (a-at-tea-mate-steam-master...). The "ESPYramid Down" reverses this process, subtracting letters one at a time and rearranging the remainder. In "Doublets", inspired by the Lewis Carroll word game, a word is gradually changed into another of opposite meaning by replacing one letter at a time, the rest remaining undisturbed and each move resulting in a new word (suite-spite-spine-swine-swing-swung-stung...).
A New Charade Crossword, Ernst Theimer
A New Charade Crossword, Ernst Theimer
Word Ways
In the August 1970 and August 1971 Word Ways, Ernst Theimer introduced the charade crossword to readers. The first two paragraphs below, explaining the nature of this puzzle, are repeated from the 1971 article.
Three Little Sacks, Word Wurcher
Three Little Sacks, Word Wurcher
Word Ways
In former times people depended much more than nowadays on a well-stocked memory, or at least one differently stocked with little reference to printed materials. Few could read, fewer still had many books, and pens and paper were expensive. So it was, for instance, that names of rulers were associated with tags and epithets which immediately summoned up qualities or events which located them in the history of their countries. In the United States we have a few ekenames like The Father of His Country, Honest Abe and The Great Communicator, but of these only the first and second seem …
Kickshaws, Eugene J. Ulrich
A Lexicographer's Search, Richard M. Lederer Jr.
A Lexicographer's Search, Richard M. Lederer Jr.
Word Ways
When I was researching my about-to-be-published A Glossary of Colonial American Words (Lederer's Lexicon) I encountered only a handful for which I could not find definitions in the many sources available. Perhaps some of Word Ways readers can come up with definitions. Here are the stumpers.
A Little Bow Peep, Leonard R. N. Ashley
A Little Bow Peep, Leonard R. N. Ashley
Word Ways
Even non-toxophilites (look it up!) out there must realize that archery, now a sport for a few, was a business and a necessary skill for many in days gone by when the yeomen who were bowmen were the military strength of a nation. You can see how many of our ancestors were connected with archery in peace and war when you reflect on the surnames that have come down to us such as Arrowsmith, Fletcher, Bowman, Archer, Stringer and even Abbott (“at the butts”). Here is a peep or little look at the once-big business of archery, once so entrenched …
Baseballese, Edward R. Wolpow
Baseballese, Edward R. Wolpow
Word Ways
MOUND n.5. Baseball. The slightly elevated ground on which the pitcher stands when pitching. Cant.
Even More One-Sided Scrabble, Kyle Corbin
Even More One-Sided Scrabble, Kyle Corbin
Word Ways
The February 1982 Word Ways presented a SCRABBLE® Brand Crossword Game (hereafter referred to simply as a Scrabble game) by Prince Joli Kansil in which the winner scored more than 1900 points to this spread by a slight modification of the setup in "The Highest-Scoring Scrabble Game" in the May 1982 issue.
Instructions To Authors
Word Ways
Instructions to authors who wish to contribute to Word Ways.
Silvery Discovery? Glittery Trumpery, A. Ross Eckler
Silvery Discovery? Glittery Trumpery, A. Ross Eckler
Word Ways
In the March 1983 issue of Omni magazine, the International Paper Company presented a two-page advertisement containing various spelling tips by novelist John Irving. To help the bad speller gain confidence, he suggested the following rule:
What about -ary or -ery? Just remember that there are only six common words in English that end in -ery. Memorize them, and feel fairly secure that all the rest end in -ary: cemetery, millinery, distillery, monastery, confectionery, stationery (as in paper).
An Impractical Cipher, David Shulman
An Impractical Cipher, David Shulman
Word Ways
One short story that will never win an O. Henry prize as the best short story of the year appeared in Word Ways as "Ivan's Letter" in the February and May 1982 issues. It first appeared in The Enigma of June 1930, at which time a paltry prize of ten dollars was offered to anyone who could solve the cipher in the story. The prize was never claimed, and in my opinion it was not worth one's time or trouble to solve such a cipher. In fact, the story should have never been reprinted. But, since Word Ways has resurrected …