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Sexigraphy, A. Ross Eckler

Word Ways

The meaning of a word - its linguistic essence, so to speak- is encapsulated in its dictionary definition. Can one learn more about a word by repeating this process? In "Dictionary Symphony" in the August 1990 issue, Dave Morice proposed replacing the essential words in a definition (typically the nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs) with their definitions, to create a second-level definition that would enhance the first-level one. In turn, the words used in the second-level definition can each be replaced with their definitions, and so on.

A New 6x6x6 Word Cube, Barry Fagan

Word Ways

A word puzzle.

Punk Whiz 19, . Anil

Word Ways

A Pun Quiz.

Front Cover And Publication Information, Volume 46, Number1

Word Ways

Front cover and publication information for this issue, including the table of contents.

The Meaning Of Time, Solomon W. Golomb

Word Ways

The English word TIME has multiple meanings which would require at least three distinct words when translated into other languages. Consider the following three answers to the simple-sounding question "what time was it?"

a. It was 9 a.m. b. It was the third time. c. It was during the tenth century.

Colloquy

Word Ways

A collection of responses to previously published articles.

Art Begins At Forty, Jeremy Morse

Word Ways

No abstract available.

Let's Go By Wisconsin, Glenn G. Dahlem

Word Ways

Persons who grew up in Wisconsin don't always realize the profound yet subtle influence European languages have had on the English currently spoken there. Many of the idioms. colloquialisms and linguistic patterns in use in the Badger state are descended from similar ones found in many European tongues. One scholar once remarked that language patterns found in New York City and Wisconsin are the same, excepts in Wisconsin farmland separates the various ethnic neighborhoods.

Kickshaws, Richard Lederer

Word Ways

A collection of linguistic kickshaws.

Dissing And Hocking: More Amusing Bloopers And Snappy Comebacks, Dan Hauptman

Word Ways

A collection of media bloopers.

My Favorite Magic, Norwich Bumstead

Word Ways

A word puzzle.

Funny Words 5, . Anil

Word Ways

A list of funny words.

Curiosities Of The Lake, Walt Quader

Word Ways

There's a curious dieseling "SAMUEL SAMUEL CLEMENS SAMUEL CLEMENS CLEMENS" sequence in Mark Twain's Roughing It, in the 'Curiosities of the Lake' story.

A Hundred-Word Way, Walt Quader

Word Ways

A new draft of a post first published in Wordfun, 2004 March 21.

Anagram Quiz 9, . Anil

Word Ways

A quiz.

Damn Mad Boring Trifler?, A. Ross Eckler

Word Ways

Dimitri Alfred Borgmann, the father of recreational linguistics, crafted the anagram of his name that is the title of this chapter. Damn mad? yes, if one take this palindromic phrase to mean "carried away by enthusiasm or desire." Boring trifler? never.

Definitive Anagrams: P, . Anil

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Continued from and as in August.

Good-Night Alphabet, David Morice

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A poem.

A Puzzle-Game For "Brains", Jeremiah Farrell

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A Puzzle.

Neologisms: Beginning With Letters T Through Z, J. James Mancuso

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No abstract available.

Group Therapy, Steve Kahan

Word Ways

Each of the twenty offerings below displays alphabetically-ordered initials, sans one, corresponding to a familiar set of elements. To achieve your objective, you must properly identify the collections, fill in the blank, and delineate all of the members of the set.

Poetry In Latinglish, J. James Mancuso

Word Ways

An explanation and rules for creating Latinglish poetry.

Problem Solving Strategies In Boggle-Like Games, Benjamin Dickman

Word Ways

George Polya's seminal work "How to Solve it" describes general methods for approaching and solving mathematical problems. The book begins with Polya's four principles for solving a problem: understand the problem, make a plan, carry out the plan, and look back. Much of the remainder of the book is devoted to an encyclopedic listing of different heuristics for use in mathematical problem solving. Polya's work can also be applied in problem solving settings outside of mathematics. For example, to clarify the role of his four principles in tackling a new problem, Polya explores the following non-mathematical question: what single English …

French Numbers, Darryl Francis

Word Ways

Word Ways has previously published articles containing transposals and transadditions of the number names, the cardinals, ZERO, ONE, TWO and so on. It has also listed words from which multiple number names can be spelled out (eg TOWNHOUSE contains ONE and TWO, and CONFECTIONERY contains ONE, FORTY and FORTY-ONE).

Answers And Solutions

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Answers and solutions to the puzzles contained in this issue.

Instructions To Authors

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Instructions to authors and back cover.

Overlaps Part 1, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

If the two words PANT and TRY are merged so that the two letter Ts overlap we obtain the word PANTRY. In other words, the parent word PANTRY will split into the offspring PANT and TRY by duplicating the T. Overlaps may be of any length and can occur anywhere in a word except for the first and last letters.

Sad Mood Reduces Inadvertent Plagiarism: Effects Of Affective State On Source Monitoring In Cryptomnesia, Amanda C. Gingerich, Chad S. Dodson

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

In two experiments, we explored the influence of affective state, or mood, on inadvertent plagiarism, a memory failure in which individuals either misattribute the source of an idea to themselves rather than to the true originator or simply do not recall having encountered the idea before and claim it as novel. Using a paradigm in which participants generate word puzzle solutions and later recall these solutions, we created an opportunity for participants to mistakenly claim ownership of items that were, in fact, initially generated by their computer ‘partner.’ Results of both experiments suggest that participants induced into a sad mood …

English Proficiency / Fluent English Proficient Students, Susan R. Adams

Scholarship and Professional Work – Education

K-12 students whose first language is not English are identified upon enrollment in U.S. schools through a home language survey and are immediately assessed to determine whether English as a second language (ESL) services are required. Students who do not pass this initial screening assessment are classified as English Language Learners (ELLs), or as limited English proficiency (LEP) students, and are identified to receive school-provided English language development (ELD) and accommodations. Students who pass the initial screener or who demonstrate English proficiency two years in a row on state-mandated annual assessments are deemed fluent or fully English proficient (FEP) students …

Transformative Leadership: An Asset-Based Approach To Leadership For Diverse Schools And Learners, Marilyn Sudsberry, Brooke Kandel-Cisco

Scholarship and Professional Work – Education

Traditionally, school leadership has been viewed as emanating from a sole source, the school administrator. This top-down perspective suggests that school leadership lives and dies by the leader's specific skills, mind-set, and preferred activities. This perspective ultimately oversimplifies the difficult work that school administrators must navigate in order to ensure the success of all learners. While there is no doubt that many individual school administrators are empathetic and compassionate educators, unilateral decision-making means that the cultural, linguistic and social lenses utilized to inform decision-making are limited to the perspective of the administrator.

In this chapter we propose that school leadership …