Hangman: The Forum Game, Edition XX

[Ljube]

Good definition. However, some words are listed as informal. Some are listed as slang. Do these two categories also count as standard english?

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[Paddy]

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[Ljube]

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[snoopy369]

Originally posted by joncha
I'd say anything (non-abbreviation, non-proper noun of course) in either the Oxford English Dictionary or Mirriam Webster's New World Collegiate Dictionary counts as standard english.

I'm fine with Merriam Webster NW... but we should probably spell it right at least

I'm not sure the full OED is a good idea - that has pretty much anything in it ... including a lot of nonstandard words.

Can't we just take standard out of the rules? That's I think what people are tending towards - allowing any english word, not just standard ones but things like QWERTY as well. That seems like an easier compromise ...

[DrSpike]

I've backed off from informal or slang words in the past. I don't think they should be allowed. However, qwerty is in my dictionary with no qualifier.

We should just follow my suggestion to agree on a dictionary, and discuss whether to allow slang.

My vote is OED and no informal/slang.

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[Drogue]

Originally posted by DrSpike
My vote is OED and no informal/slang.

In that case I may need to change mine - it's in the OED, but I didn't read the entry (just checked it was there) and while commonly used is probably considered slang.

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[alva]

My vote is:

No more rules!!!

So some disagree on a word..Who cares!!

Take a new one and get on with it, this is just a silly little time waster, remember.

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[Paddy]

Originally posted by alva
My vote is:

No more rules!!!

So some disagree on a word..Who cares!!

Take a new one and get on with it, this is just a silly little time waster, remember.

Game On

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