I almost voted for tho acronym, then I remembered that "proper" acronyms
follow title case, omitting articles and prepositions, and assumed that a
British organization would take that more seriously than the unruliness of
American dialects.

Holy mackerel, that's a sentence to diagram.


On Friday, August 30, 2019 at 1:16:05 PM UTC-7, jo... (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk
wrote:
>
> This was a round where the first votes were for the same definitions -
> they never lost their advantage
>
> Tony Abell scored 5 and is our next dealer The real winner is Efrem
> Mallach with 4 points
>
> The real def was #9
>
> Take it away Tony
>
> *JohnnyB*
>
> 1. crazy...
> Voted for by StevensG, ShepherdsonN [From Ryan McGill who voted for 2 and
> 8] and scores [2 + 0] = 2
>
> 2. a mule...
> Voted for by EmblerD, NaylorS, McGillR [From Tim Lodge who voted for 10
> and 11] and scores [3 + 0] = 3
>
> 3. a porter...
> Voted for by ShepherdsonN, NaylorS [From Guerri Stevens who voted for 1
> and 10] and scores [2 + 0] = 2
>
> 4. a grey mantis...
> Voted for by SheflerM [From Dave Cunningham who voted for 10 and 11] and
> scores [1 + 0] = 1
>
> 5. a humiliated person...
> Voted for by EmblerD [From Nancy Shepherdson who voted for 1 and 3] and
> scores [1 + 0] = 1
>
> 6. the Croatian 1000 banknote...
> Voted for by nobody [From Debbie Embler who voted for 2 and 5] and scores
> [0 + 0] = 0
>
> 7. [Fr. Polynesia] a small wooden shrine...
> Voted for by WiddisD [From Dave C2 who did not vote ] and scores [1 + 0] =
> 1
>
> 8. solid graphite that separates from pig-iron...
> Voted for by McGillR [From Judy Madnick who voted for 11 and 13] and
> scores [1 + 0] = 1
>
> 9. [Acr] The Universities Catering Organisation Ltd...
> Voted for by nobody [From OED Online 2019] = D0
>
> 10. a thin layer of plaster applied with a repeating geometric pattern...
> Voted for by LodgeT, StevensG, CunninghamD, MallachE, BourneT [From Tony
> Abell who did not vote ] and scores [5 + 0] = 5
>
> 11. a small block used as a repeating architectural element under a
> cornice or eave...
> Voted for by LodgeT, CunninghamD, MadnickJ, BourneT [From Efrem Mallach
> who voted for 10 and 13] and scores [4 + 0] = 4
>
> 12. any of various forms of self-defence and martial arts traditionally
> practised in the Philippines...
> Voted for by nobody [From Shani Naylor who voted for 2 and 3] and scores
> [0 + 0] = 0
>
> 13. (Anc. Arch.) a kind of masonry employed in building walls, in which
> the stones were not squared nor laid in courses; rubblework...
> Voted for by MadnickJ, MallachE, SheflerM [From Dan Widdis who voted for 7
> and 14] and scores [3 + 0] = 3
>
> 14. any software package downloaded free or for a nominal charge (freeware
> or shareware). Named after Tucow, one of the first and largest download
> sites...
> Voted for by WiddisD [From Tim Bourne who voted for 10 and 11] and scores
> [1 + 0] = 1
>
> ##. -- No Def Submitted --...
> [From Mike Shefler who voted for 4 and 13] and scores [0 + 0] = 0
>
> Ryan McGill 2
> Tim Lodge 3
> Guerri Stevens 2
> Dave Cunningham 1
> Nancy Shepherdson 1
> Debbie Embler 0
> Dave C2 1
> Judy Madnick 1
> OED Online 2019 0
> Tony Abell 5
> Efrem Mallach 4
> Shani Naylor 0
> Dan Widdis 3
> Tim Bourne 1
> Mike Shefler 0
>
>
>
> --
> *John*
>
>
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