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Making Ends Meet, Will Shortz

Word Ways

These are the author's favorite entries in a creative writing competition he conducted. The object was to compose a sentence of exactly 10 words, each ending in the same letter of the alphabet.

The Nautonym Story Continues, . Anil, Jeff Grant

Word Ways

Nautonyms are words pronounced but not spelt tautologically, like RETREAT. Susan's challenge prompted us to reexamine all 32 nautonym candidates proffered by her and us and Dave Morice, plus two dozen new ones.

Azerty And Qwertz Keyboards, Darryl Francis

Word Ways

Previous editions of Word Ways have identified the longest words and names which can be typed on each of the individual rows of a standard QWERTY keyboard. But how do things change when using other keyboard layouts? Here I'll examine two alternative keyboard layouts - the AZERTY and QWERTZ keyboards.

Fun With Nautonyms, . Anil

Word Ways

Here's an alphabet of coined phrase nautonyms that mostly avoids paired homophones (but not silliness).

Gifts From An Homonymous Benefactor, Don Hauptman

Word Ways

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Colloquy

Word Ways

A collection of responses to previously published articles.

Antigram Quiz 1, . Anil

Word Ways

This is like an anagram quiz except the anagrams or polyanagrams are in some sense opposites, complements, or mutually exclusive.

Geographical Palindrome Contest, David Morice

Word Ways

The winners and entries from the August 2014 Word Ways Geographic Palindrome Contest.

*Please note page numbers are not accurate in this .pdf which has been edited to correct the order of pages in the print edition.

The Twelve Days Of Christmas, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

Mathematical equations for the twelve days of Christmas.

Animal Or Plant?, Jeff Grant

Word Ways

Identify the names in this palindromic list as an animal or plant.

Dvorak And Colemak Keyboards, Darryl Francis

Word Ways

A previous article investigate typable words from the various rows of keys on the AZERTY and QWERTZ keyboards. In this article, I look at the layouts of the DVORAK and COLEMAK keyboards.

Singular Consonant Trios -1, Steve Kahan

Word Ways

Can you form 8 letter words by adding vowels to these consonant trios?

Alphabet Poems, Jon Bannon

Word Ways

A collection of poems.

The Arringtons, Jeff Grant

Word Ways

How many surnames end in -ARRINGTON? Here is an attempt to compile an initial alphabetic insertion, made up of names starting with every letter from A to Z.

Playful Poems, Ray Love

Word Ways

A collection of poems.

Answers And Solutions

Word Ways

Answers and solutions to the puzzles and games in this issue.

Crossdrone 08, John Falcone

Word Ways

A crossword puzzle.

Now My Fifty ++ Great New Isograms, Darryl Francis

Word Ways

Over the years, Word Ways has identified many of the longest isograms, words and names which use no repeated letters. Here are some new entries.

Linguistics English Working With Second Language Writers, Nov. 6, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Secondhand Rows

Word Ways

Classified advertising for current subscribers.

Kickshaws, David Morice

Word Ways

A collection of linguistic kickshaws.

Front Cover And Publication Information, Volume 48, Number 4

Word Ways

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

On Building Words Out Of Trigrams, A. Ross Eckler

Word Ways

Some thoughts on creating words out of Trigrams.

Alphametics, Steven Kahan

Word Ways

A mathematical game.

Sabbatical Leave Proposal & Report, Raymond Meredith

Sabbaticals

I am applying for sabbatical leave to move to and study in Costa Rica during the spring of 2014 and possibly most of that summer. This sabbatical leave is of both a personal and a professional nature. I will be moving to Costa Rica with my children and spouse, where I will experience day to day family life, take courses toward a master's degree in Latin American Studies, and improve my understanding of the Spanish language and of one of the cultures in which it is spoken.

Opie Lecturer Competes On Jeopardy Show Airs, Oct. 14, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Melencolia, Jeremiah Farrell

Word Ways

The back cover puzzle is in honor of Albrecht Durer's 1514 etching "Melencolia I" and uses only the letters of the title.

Elementary Equations, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

Elements with atomic numbers 1-92 are the naturally occurring elements. For 86 of these I can offer mathematical proof of their atomic numbers by assigning alphabetical values to the letters of the element.

Instructions To Authors

Word Ways

Instructions to authors and the back cover.

Writing & Linguistics News, Georgia Southern University

Writing & Linguistics News (2012-2022)

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