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Ryan McGill
March 29th, 2018, 12:46 PM
Hey, so I keep getting the urge to look up the real definition after I've
voted, but before everything is announced. And like, it's a lot of fun to
look at all the information when it comes out, so I haven't yet.

But even so: I'm curious how often anyone else looks up the definition
before the official reveal (but after the vote, nat'). And also how often
anyone ends up with a DQ after the announcement, but not at the time of
announcement (that is, how often people come to know the dictionary
definition—deliberately or otherwise—without knowing it to begin with).

And I'm also curious how often people craft fake definitions when they DQ.

Care to share?

Thanks,
Ryan

EDIT: Reposted with an OT tag.

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Dave Cunningham
March 29th, 2018, 01:20 PM
I look up words after voting - but my votes are generally premised on a
belief that absurd defs are worthy of votes. And sometimes are right.

Dave

On Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 1:46:41 PM UTC-4, Ryan McGill wrote:

> Hey, so I keep getting the urge to look up the real definition after I've
> voted, but before everything is announced. And like, it's a lot of fun to
> look at all the information when it comes out, so I haven't yet.
>
> But even so: I'm curious how often anyone else looks up the definition
> before the official reveal (but after the vote, nat'). And also how often
> anyone ends up with a DQ after the announcement, but not at the time of
> announcement (that is, how often people come to know the dictionary
> definition—deliberately or otherwise—without knowing it to begin with).
>
> And I'm also curious how often people craft fake definitions when they DQ..
>
> Care to share?
>
> Thanks,
> Ryan
>
> EDIT: Reposted with an OT tag.
>

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Efrem G Mallach
March 29th, 2018, 01:21 PM
Here's my take:

1. I look it up maybe 10-20 percent of the time, when I'm more curious than usual. Most of the time I wait for the results to be posted, and then occasionally search for more information.

2. If a word seems familiar, I'll tell a dealer "I may be DQ on this, but I won't know for sure until I see the list." That can help a dealer decide whether or not to deal a new word if he/she is on the fence. If I don't at least do that, I hardly ever recognize the real definition in the list.

3. Pretty much every time, taking care not to go near the real meaning. Essentially no frequency difference from when I'm not DQ.

Efrem

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> On Mar 29, 2018, at 1:46 PM, Ryan McGill <ryanmmcgill (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> Hey, so I keep getting the urge to look up the real definition after I've voted, but before everything is announced. And like, it's a lot of fun to look at all the information when it comes out, so I haven't yet.
>
> But even so: I'm curious how often anyone else looks up the definition before the official reveal (but after the vote, nat'). And also how often anyone ends up with a DQ after the announcement, but not at the time of announcement (that is, how often people come to know the dictionary definition—deliberately or otherwise—without knowing it to begin with).
>
> And I'm also curious how often people craft fake definitions when they DQ..
>
> Care to share?
>
> Thanks,
> Ryan
>
> EDIT: Reposted with an OT tag.
>
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Judy Madnick
March 29th, 2018, 02:20 PM
I usually look up the word soon after I vote. I've had so few DQs that that's almost a moot point. LOL!

Judy

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Subject: [Dixonary] OT: Curiosity


Hey, so I keep getting the urge to look up the real definition after I've voted, but before everything is announced. And like, it's a lot of fun to look at all the information when it comes out, so I haven't yet.


But even so: I'm curious how often anyone else looks up the definition before the official reveal (but after the vote, nat'). And also how often anyone ends up with a DQ after the announcement, but not at the time of announcement (that is, how often people come to know the dictionary definition—deliberately or otherwise—without knowing it to begin with).


And I'm also curious how often people craft fake definitions when they DQ.


Care to share?


Thanks,
Ryan


EDIT: Reposted with an OT tag.

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Johnb - co.uk
March 29th, 2018, 03:01 PM
Ryan

I hardly ever look up a word at any point during the game- let the real
answer come

It is fairly often that I say "I might know this word - I will confirm a
DQÂ* when I see defs" -- and sometimes that is the case - but not always

If I haven't given that warning then there have been a few times where I
have seen the def and realised that I do know it and therefore DQ - but
these are rare - there are a fewÂ* times when I see the defs and can
deduce the correct meaning from my knowledge of language, etymology
etc.Â* We have had some discussion about this - whether I should DQ under
these circumstances; the rules say "know" the word and some have argued
that realising the word via deducing it does not mean "know" the word
(My own take on this kind of situation is that deduction is merely a
different way to bring the word to mind - hence I DQ - others disagree
that I should)

I always craft a fake definition

I tell you what I would like: that when I see the definitions obviously
some of them are real definitions but for a totally different word than
the one played - I want a reverse dictionary to give me the word from
which the definition came

*JohnnyB*
On 29/03/2018 18:46, Ryan McGill wrote:
> Hey, so I keep getting the urge to look up the real definition after
> I've voted, but before everything is announced. And like, it's a lot
> of fun to look at all the information when it comes out, so I haven't
> yet.
>
> But even so: I'm curious how often anyone else looks up the definition
> before the official reveal (but after the vote, nat'). And also how
> often anyone ends up with a DQ after the announcement, but not at the
> time of announcement (that is, how often people come to know the
> dictionary definition—deliberately or otherwise—without knowing it to
> begin with).
>
> And I'm also curious how often people craft fake definitions when they DQ..
>
> Care to share?
>
> Thanks,
> Ryan
>
> EDIT: Reposted with an OT tag.
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—Keith Hale—
March 29th, 2018, 08:55 PM
Efrem and Johnny answered the same on 2 & 3, but i ALWAYS look up the
correct after i vote. By that point i can barely stand to wait. I
almost always vote within 5 minutes of seeing that defs are up for
voting. Some people seem to wait for nearer the deadline, but that
has never been me.

I haven't used it in a long time, but there are reverse dictionaries:
https://onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml
i somewhat recall that that one functioned basically like a search
engine, google with _maybe_ an algorithm towards pointing at possible
single words and phrases, but maybe not.

On 29 March 2018 at 15:01, Johnb - co.uk <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:
> Ryan
>
> I hardly ever look up a word at any point during the game- let the real
> answer come
>
> It is fairly often that I say "I might know this word - I will confirm a DQ
> when I see defs" -- and sometimes that is the case - but not always
>
> If I haven't given that warning then there have been a few times where I
> have seen the def and realised that I do know it and therefore DQ - but
> these are rare - there are a few times when I see the defs and can deduce
> the correct meaning from my knowledge of language, etymology etc. We have
> had some discussion about this - whether I should DQ under these
> circumstances; the rules say "know" the word and some have argued that
> realising the word via deducing it does not mean "know" the word (My own
> take on this kind of situation is that deduction is merely a different way
> to bring the word to mind - hence I DQ - others disagree that I should)
>
> I always craft a fake definition
>
> I tell you what I would like: that when I see the definitions obviously some
> of them are real definitions but for a totally different word than the one
> played - I want a reverse dictionary to give me the word from which the
> definition came
>
> JohnnyB
> On 29/03/2018 18:46, Ryan McGill wrote:
>
> Hey, so I keep getting the urge to look up the real definition after I've
> voted, but before everything is announced. And like, it's a lot of fun to
> look at all the information when it comes out, so I haven't yet.
>
> But even so: I'm curious how often anyone else looks up the definition
> before the official reveal (but after the vote, nat'). And also how often
> anyone ends up with a DQ after the announcement, but not at the time of
> announcement (that is, how often people come to know the dictionary
> definition—deliberately or otherwise—without knowing it to begin with).
>
> And I'm also curious how often people craft fake definitions when they DQ.
>
> Care to share?
>
> Thanks,
> Ryan
>
> EDIT: Reposted with an OT tag.
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Daniel Widdis
March 30th, 2018, 12:34 AM
I look it up rarely, usually if I actually think at least three definitions are believable, and often to find out I ruled out the true one.



More often I don’t find any believable and don’t bother.



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Date: Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 10:46 AM
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Subject: [Dixonary] OT: Curiosity



Hey, so I keep getting the urge to look up the real definition after I've voted, but before everything is announced. And like, it's a lot of fun to look at all the information when it comes out, so I haven't yet.



But even so: I'm curious how often anyone else looks up the definition before the official reveal (but after the vote, nat'). And also how often anyone ends up with a DQ after the announcement, but not at the time of announcement (that is, how often people come to know the dictionary definition—deliberately or otherwise—without knowing it to begin with).



And I'm also curious how often people craft fake definitions when they DQ.



Care to share?



Thanks,

Ryan



EDIT: Reposted with an OT tag.

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Guerri Stevens
March 30th, 2018, 07:33 AM
Like John, I rarely look up the real definition.

Guerri
On 3/29/2018 1:46 PM, Ryan McGill wrote:
> Hey, so I keep getting the urge to look up the real definition after
> I've voted, but before everything is announced. And like, it's a lot
> of fun to look at all the information when it comes out, so I haven't
> yet.
>
> But even so: I'm curious how often anyone else looks up the definition
> before the official reveal (but after the vote, nat'). And also how
> often anyone ends up with a DQ after the announcement, but not at the
> time of announcement (that is, how often people come to know the
> dictionary definition—deliberately or otherwise—without knowing it to
> begin with).
>
> And I'm also curious how often people craft fake definitions when they DQ.
>
> Care to share?
>
> Thanks,
> Ryan
>
> EDIT: Reposted with an OT tag.
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