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Front Cover, Publication Information Nov 1968

Front Cover, Publication Information

Word Ways

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The 8800 Puzzle, Dmitri A. Borgmann Nov 1968

The 8800 Puzzle, Dmitri A. Borgmann

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Here is a problem intended for those crossword enthusiasts who find solving puzzles too easy or too routine.

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Initial Whimseys, Walter Shedlofsky Nov 1968

Initial Whimseys, Walter Shedlofsky

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NONSENSE
Nodule nine thrags of war to one smidge of mirth;
Outrig seven garths of futility;
Nuance the evil mals with nobility
Saturate life's relays with sorrow's breath;
Excess the coils with draps of hate and death;
Nebulate the whole in cyclotrons of chance-
Should it not disintegrate from dissonance,
Entropy and term and useles bauble - Earth.

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Super-Quiz No. 4, Dmitri A. Borgmann Nov 1968

Super-Quiz No. 4, Dmitri A. Borgmann

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The most reliable characteristic of our Super-Quizzes is their unpredictability. The first three were spelling tests. This one, by contrast, is going to measure your knowledge of word meanings.

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Y U O I E A, Alan L. Wachtel Nov 1968

Y U O I E A, Alan L. Wachtel

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Down through the years, logologists have sought the elusive word attaining one of the many goals of verbal perfection: displaying all six of the vowels (A, E, I, O, U, and Y) in precisely the reverse of their alphabetical order. Until recently, the problem remained unsolved, except for a coined word of inferior quality - BY-QUODLIBETAL, defined as "quodlibetal, or purely academic, in a derived or accidental manner."

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Extraterrestrial Linguistics, Solomon W. Golomb Nov 1968

Extraterrestrial Linguistics, Solomon W. Golomb

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There are two questions involved in communication with Extraterrestrials. One is the mechanical issue of discovering a mutually acceptable channel. The other is the more philosophical problem (semantic, ethic, and metaphysical) of the proper subject matter for discourse. In simpler terms, we first require a common language, and then we must think of something clever to say.

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The National Philosophy Test - Iv, Temple G. Porter Nov 1968

The National Philosophy Test - Iv, Temple G. Porter

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Our National Philosophy Tests might convey the notion that we are committing against philosophy what sacrilege is to religion. On the contrary, we are in the mainstream of true philosophy through these tests: "To ridicule philosophy: that is to be a real philosopher." The words are those of Blaise Pascal, a philosopher of respectable achievements. We were about to base this test on Descartes when we realized that we hadn't yet covered Aristotle; that would have been putting Descartes before the horse!

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Bible Letters, Edward L. Lee Nov 1968

Bible Letters, Edward L. Lee

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For devotees of the Double-Crostic and similar word games, we present a little problem involving the identification of a verse taken from the King James Version (Authorized Version) of the Holy Bible.

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Word Groups With Mathematical Structure, A. Ross Eckler Nov 1968

Word Groups With Mathematical Structure, A. Ross Eckler

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Logophiles have extensively studied interesting properties of isolated words: palindromes, anagrams and antigrams, multiple transposals, words with successive doubled letters, and so forth. Somewhat less effort has been expended upon an equally interesting and potentially far richer field: the construction of groups of words which conform to certain rules. Perhaps the best-known examples of these are word ladders (less, loss, lose, lore, more) and word squares.

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Real Word Squares, Dmitri A. Borgmann Nov 1968

Real Word Squares, Dmitri A. Borgmann

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In a book published a few years ago, we presented the first genuine word square ever constructed in English - a square consisting of words instead of letters, with all words in the square using the same number of letters (five). That unique square is reproduced here.

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In Search Of A Name, Dmitri A. Borgmann Nov 1968

In Search Of A Name, Dmitri A. Borgmann

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In our August issue, we considered the merits and the drawbacks of DYNAX as a possible marketing name for one of the principal products of a large industrial corporation, operating internationally, and identified in the public mind with fuels. Let us now analyze another potential marketing name: QUESTA.

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Azuriel Crossword No. 1 Nov 1968

Azuriel Crossword No. 1

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The name AZURIEL conceals a syndicate of puzzlers who operate from Holland Park, London.

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Word Chess With A Vengeance, Jean C. Sabine Nov 1968

Word Chess With A Vengeance, Jean C. Sabine

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Depicted here is an innocent-looking letter square. The square was devised by Dr. Jean C. Sabine, of Belmont, California. Dr. Sabine's square presents our readers with a remarkable problem in "word chess," an exercise that has previously appeared in the "Simplicissimi" section of WORD WAYS.

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La Belle France Et La Bete Noire, Leonard R. N. Ashley Nov 1968

La Belle France Et La Bete Noire, Leonard R. N. Ashley

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Pity the poor tourist faced for the first time with a French menu! Well, actually, menu means "small, fine, slender, or thin," so perhaps we'd better call it the carte du jour.

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The Francis Xavier O'Brien Problem, A. Ross Eckler Nov 1968

The Francis Xavier O'Brien Problem, A. Ross Eckler

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You are standing in the baggage room at the airport, waiting for your luggage to catch up with you. Idly, you notice the various initials on the other suitcases, trying to reconstruct the names of their owners. There's E.E.E. - could that be Elizabeth Eugenia Everett? Or Ebenezer Edgar Esterhazy? And J.F.K.? Surely that couldn't be -?

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Of Connor And Cottonwood, Dmitri A. Borgmann Nov 1968

Of Connor And Cottonwood, Dmitri A. Borgmann

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Readers who joined us in exploring The South Cape Mystery in May and The Net Lake Enigma in August are in excellent shape to investigate with us a more advanced problem along the same lines: The Connor-Cottonwood Conundrum.

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Simplicissimi Nov 1968

Simplicissimi

Word Ways

Generally, the problems posed in other sections of our Journal are for the seasoned veteran of the word wars. In this section, we are featuring considerably easier puzzles and quizzes, as an encouragement to neophytes, those fearless souls just entering upon the Way of the Word.

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Book Reviews, Dmitri A. Borgmann Nov 1968

Book Reviews, Dmitri A. Borgmann

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The purpose of this section is to acquaint readers with books of recent vintage, currently in print, and holding special interest for word lovers. All books will be reviewed from the special standpoint of recreational linguistics.

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Answers And Solutions Nov 1968

Answers And Solutions

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Answers and solutions to puzzles contained in this and previous issues.

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Instructions To Contributors Nov 1968

Instructions To Contributors

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Instructions for those interested in contributing to the publication.

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An Exercise In Heteronymy, Walter G. Leight Nov 1968

An Exercise In Heteronymy, Walter G. Leight

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To be read aloud for maximum effect ... but not too loud!

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A Time For All, Dmitri A. Borgmann Aug 1968

A Time For All, Dmitri A. Borgmann

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Mastery of language implies the ability to distinguish between words and the ideas they represent. Most of us use words, but confuse them with the underlying reality. Our thesis may conveniently be illustrated by examining the time problem.

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The Net Lake Enigma, Dmitri A. Borgmann Aug 1968

The Net Lake Enigma, Dmitri A. Borgmann

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After discussing the South Cape Mystery in our previous issue, we asked readers to attempt solving another enigma of similar complexity.

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Front Cover, Publication Information Aug 1968

Front Cover, Publication Information

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Front Cover, Publication Information, Table of Contents

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The Periodic Table Of The Alphabet, Solomon W. Golomb Aug 1968

The Periodic Table Of The Alphabet, Solomon W. Golomb

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If that bearded nineteenth-century Russian, Dmitri Mendelev, had turned his attention to the Science of Linguistics, instead of to the pseudo-scientific cult of Alchemy, then rather than merely discovering the Periodic Table of the Elements, he might have been led to invent the following "Periodic Table of the Alphabet."

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A Bible Crossword, Edward L. Lee Aug 1968

A Bible Crossword, Edward L. Lee

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For a change of pace, we present a crossword puzzle with clues and answer words based entirely on the Bible. This is your opportunity to find out how much of a Bible expert you are.

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Seven-Letter Words, Dmitri A. Borgmann Aug 1968

Seven-Letter Words, Dmitri A. Borgmann

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Have you ever wondered about 7-letter words? Really wondered about them, we mean?
Let's consider these "lucky" words in relation to vowels and consonants, their constituent elements. It is easy enough to find specimens consisting solely of vowels or exclusively of consonants.

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The Assination Of English, Temple G. Porter Aug 1968

The Assination Of English, Temple G. Porter

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If a college student of English were to hand you a paper purporting to demonstrate his grasp of his English professor's teaching, and the paper included sentences such as, "The President was assinated on TV before our veery eyes," or "Hubert is the Greek sin of pride," what, besides a loud guffaw, would your reaction be?

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A Helico-Spherical Cocktail Party, John F. Collins Aug 1968

A Helico-Spherical Cocktail Party, John F. Collins

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What follows is an excerpt from that well-known whimsy, Alice in the Land of Gotham, published under the author's pen name of "A. Vorpal Penn." It took us several readings of the excerpt to figure out how the Mad Hatter divined the newcomer's identity. Can you do it the first time around?

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Animals In Disarray, Dmitri A. Borgmann Aug 1968

Animals In Disarray, Dmitri A. Borgmann

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For the true logophile (word lover), one of the joys of life is rearranging the letters of a word or name to form some other word or name. Let us assume that the logophile picks up a daily paper, turns to the society column, and comes upon a sentence such as this:
"Daniel C. Conley, sprucy Englander, rumbaed erect." What does he see in that sentence?

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