Silliness Quiz - Page 875

issybird · 03-14-2014, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

whiskey & whisky?

tire & tyre?

Two points.

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

.... I regularly use: Egad!, whilst, gobsmacked ...

Yep, one of those.

poohbear_nc · 03-14-2014, 10:05 PM

whilst & while?

issybird · 03-14-2014, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

whilst & while?

That would be it.

To recap:

Shayne Parkinson - 5 points
pdurrant, Bookpossum & poohbear - 3 points
Bilbo, Stitchawl & orlok - 1 point

Still winnable by anyone at all. I'll wrap it up late morning Saturday, EDT.

Bookpossum · 03-14-2014, 10:52 PM

What about:

got and gotten

We only use the latter these days in a phrase like ill-gotten gains.

issybird · 03-15-2014, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

What about:

got and gotten

We only use the latter these days in a phrase like ill-gotten gains.

I'd thought of this and decided not to allow variations in verb tenses, as it would admit all the constructions of the learnt(UK) v. learned(US) type. I'm sorry; I should have made that explicit also.

Bookpossum · 03-15-2014, 02:04 AM

That's okay - you're the boss!

Bookpossum · 03-15-2014, 02:09 AM

Taking your cottage clue:

cosy and cozy

Shayne Parkinson · 03-15-2014, 02:38 AM

Jewellery does have an extra 'e' as well as that extra 'l'. But the quizmaster's decision is quite rightly final.

issybird · 03-15-2014, 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

Taking your cottage clue:

cosy and cozy

You got it. I was also cluing storey (as in one) which orlok got. There's one more there.

issybird · 03-15-2014, 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Jewellery does have an extra 'e' as well as that extra 'l'. But the quizmaster's decision is quite rightly final.

Jewellry would be too weird.

Bookpossum · 03-15-2014, 04:14 AM

Just got the Big Three reference:

moustache and mustache

orlok · 03-15-2014, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

Yes! Keep 'em coming.

Edit: That is, you've got them backwards, but I know what you mean.

So they are. My only defence is that I had just returned from 6 hours of driving...

And that brought a possibility up - defence (UK) vs defense (US)?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

Just got the Big Three reference:

moustache and mustache

Well done! It was bugging the hell out of me.

pdurrant · 03-15-2014, 07:39 AM

licence (UK) and license (US)

issybird · 03-15-2014, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

Just got the Big Three reference:

moustache and mustache

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

And that brought a possibility up - defence (UK) vs defense (US)?

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

licence (UK) and license (US)

The ence/ense variation was explicitly not permitted; I'm sorry.

The final tally:

Shayne Parkinson & Bookpossum - 5 points
pdurrant & poohbear - 3 points
Bilbo, Stitchawl & orlok - 1 point

Here are some others (US/UK):

curb/kerb (noun)
carburetor/carburettor
pajamas/pyjamas
practice/practise (verb)
skeptic/sceptic
specialty/speciality
annex/annexe (noun)
furor/furore
chili/chilli
ton/tonne

The ladies from the Antipodes have tied, so I'm giving Bookpossum extra credit for the Great War reference and the win (well, and because Shayne set the last quiz

).

Shayne Parkinson · 03-15-2014, 03:47 PM

Just got back to the board after a 12-hour power cut (big storm yesterday - clean-up today). Thanks for the fun quiz, Issy! And thoroughly deserved extra credit and victory for Bookpossum.

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03-14-2014, 10:05 PM	#13112
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 64,767 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	whilst & while?

03-14-2014, 10:52 PM	#13114
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	What about: got and gotten We only use the latter these days in a phrase like ill-gotten gains.

03-15-2014, 02:04 AM	#13116
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	That's okay - you're the boss!

03-15-2014, 02:09 AM	#13117
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Taking your cottage clue: cosy and cozy

03-15-2014, 02:38 AM	#13118
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Jewellery does have an extra 'e' as well as that extra 'l'. But the quizmaster's decision is quite rightly final.

03-15-2014, 04:14 AM	#13121
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Just got the Big Three reference: moustache and mustache

03-15-2014, 07:39 AM	#13123
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,642 Karma: 318206216 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	licence (UK) and license (US)

03-15-2014, 03:47 PM	#13125
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Just got back to the board after a 12-hour power cut (big storm yesterday - clean-up today). Thanks for the fun quiz, Issy! And thoroughly deserved extra credit and victory for Bookpossum.