Za, qi and zzz: Change the rules?

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Re: Za, qi and zzz: Change the rules?

#26 Post by SportsFan68 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:52 pm

ulysses5019 wrote:
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SportsFan68 wrote: Never will be.
Sounds just like your replies to ES.

I'm beginning to think the lady doth protest too much! :twisted:

I think she needs a few gratuitous scritches.
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Re: Za, qi and zzz: Change the rules?

#27 Post by Jeemie » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:01 pm

plasticene wrote:
Jeemie wrote:Oooh! Since the correct pronounciation of UFO is "YOO-fo", does that mean you can use it in tourney play?

I know they don't care. I care. Scrabble is supposed to be about WORDS, not cheap two-letter combos that score you points towards the end when you're down to few tiles and usable spaces on the board.
As a matter of fact, UFO does appear on the list used internationally, presumably because it is sometimes written in lower-case letters and pronounced just that way, but it's not on the the North American list.
Jeemie wrote:I know they don't care. I care. Scrabble is supposed to be about WORDS, not cheap two-letter combos that score you points towards the end when you're down to few tiles and usable spaces on the board.
But every one of those two-letter combos IS a word, with a meaning, "Scrabble" didn't make up them up. Each is found in at least one of three or four designated collegiate dictionaries. If you truly do care about the game, I encourage you to get a copy of Joe Edley's "Everything Scrabble". I have no doubt it will increase your enjoyment of the game, especially if you're currently mainly using two-letter words to shed tiles at the end.
Like I said, if I'm wrong, and all the two-letter combos are words, then ignore my complaints.
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Re: Za, qi and zzz: Change the rules?

#28 Post by ulysses5019 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:22 pm

Jeemie wrote:
plasticene wrote:
Jeemie wrote:Oooh! Since the correct pronounciation of UFO is "YOO-fo", does that mean you can use it in tourney play?

I know they don't care. I care. Scrabble is supposed to be about WORDS, not cheap two-letter combos that score you points towards the end when you're down to few tiles and usable spaces on the board.
As a matter of fact, UFO does appear on the list used internationally, presumably because it is sometimes written in lower-case letters and pronounced just that way, but it's not on the the North American list.
Jeemie wrote:I know they don't care. I care. Scrabble is supposed to be about WORDS, not cheap two-letter combos that score you points towards the end when you're down to few tiles and usable spaces on the board.
But every one of those two-letter combos IS a word, with a meaning, "Scrabble" didn't make up them up. Each is found in at least one of three or four designated collegiate dictionaries. If you truly do care about the game, I encourage you to get a copy of Joe Edley's "Everything Scrabble". I have no doubt it will increase your enjoyment of the game, especially if you're currently mainly using two-letter words to shed tiles at the end.
Like I said, if I'm wrong, and all the two-letter combos are words, then ignore my complaints.

Can we ignore your posts as well?
I believe in the usefulness of useless information.

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Re: Za, qi and zzz: Change the rules?

#29 Post by Rexer25 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:25 pm

ulysses5019 wrote:
Jeemie wrote:
plasticene wrote: As a matter of fact, UFO does appear on the list used internationally, presumably because it is sometimes written in lower-case letters and pronounced just that way, but it's not on the the North American list.
But every one of those two-letter combos IS a word, with a meaning, "Scrabble" didn't make up them up. Each is found in at least one of three or four designated collegiate dictionaries. If you truly do care about the game, I encourage you to get a copy of Joe Edley's "Everything Scrabble". I have no doubt it will increase your enjoyment of the game, especially if you're currently mainly using two-letter words to shed tiles at the end.
Like I said, if I'm wrong, and all the two-letter combos are words, then ignore my complaints.

Can we ignore your posts as well?
Even better, subtract them from NotebookBoy's totals.
Enough already. It's my fault! Get over it!

That'll be $10, please.

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Re: Za, qi and zzz: Change the rules?

#30 Post by ulysses5019 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:32 pm

Rexer25 wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:
Jeemie wrote: Like I said, if I'm wrong, and all the two-letter combos are words, then ignore my complaints.

Can we ignore your posts as well?
Even better, subtract them from NotebookBoy's totals.

Now you're talkin'. I'll send you $10.
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Re: Za, qi and zzz: Change the rules?

#31 Post by Snoring Fern » Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:13 am

I don't know if "Za", "qi" and "zzz"
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Zzzzzzzzzzzz..........

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