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[Dixonary] A lovely word
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I have just discovered 'backronym' - it is usually an already existing acronym which has individual words changed but with really changing the overall meaning (like Experimental Safety Vehicles to Enhanced Safety Vehicle) Isn't our language wonderful! -- *John* --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...hn-barrs.co.uk. |
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Re: [Dixonary] A lovely word
There used to be another game played by the dixonary group long ago - I forget when - where the "dealer" would post an acronym and the players would make up what it stood for and then vote on the best response.
On 8/12/2019 2:41 PM, Johnb - co.uk wrote: People I have just discovered 'backronym' - it is usually an already existing acronym which has individual words changed but with really changing the overall meaning (like Experimental Safety Vehicles to Enhanced Safety Vehicle) Isn't our language wonderful! -- John Virus-free. www.avg.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...hn-barrs.co.uk. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dixonary/3a36773e-7347-b678-cf47-e15a80a4751d%40salsgiver.com. |
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Re: [Dixonary] A lovely word
And the former MPGames / Gamers folks from CompuServe now play it here:
https://www.dreamlyrics.com/forums/u...oard=39&page=1 On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 12:09 PM France International/Mike Shefler < stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote: > There used to be another game played by the dixonary group long ago - I > forget when - where the "dealer" would post an acronym and the players > would make up what it stood for and then vote on the best response. > > On 8/12/2019 2:41 PM, Johnb - co.uk wrote: > > People > > I have just discovered 'backronym' - it is usually an already existing > acronym which has individual words changed but with really changing the > overall meaning (like Experimental Safety Vehicles to Enhanced Safety > Vehicle) > > Isn't our language wonderful! > -- > *John* > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam paign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=oa-4885-b> Virus-free. > www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam paign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=oa-4885-b> > <#m_1482886114281472992_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Dixonary" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...hn-barrs.co.uk > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dixonary/792cd439-1d2f-9a36-ebbb-3cc25956409b%40john-barrs.co.uk?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Dixonary" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...0salsgiver.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dixonary/3a36773e-7347-b678-cf47-e15a80a4751d%40salsgiver.com?utm_medium=email&utm_ source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...mail.gmail.com. |
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[Dixonary] A lovely word
Balderdash incorporated that with their complete renovation of the game a
few years back. I like the game considerably less now that there are Trivial Pursuit-style categories, though I think each of the subsets would be a delightful game on their own. On Monday, August 12, 2019 at 11:41:48 AM UTC-7, jo... (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk wrote: > > People > > I have just discovered 'backronym' - it is usually an already existing > acronym which has individual words changed but with really changing the > overall meaning (like Experimental Safety Vehicles to Enhanced Safety > Vehicle) > > Isn't our language wonderful! > -- > *John* > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam paign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=oa-4885-b> Virus-free. > www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam paign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=oa-4885-b> > <#792cd439-1d2f-9a36-ebbb-3cc25956409b (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...oglegroups.com. |
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