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bobble

12:12 AM

@Stiv I only see one Google def. Probably customized by user to a certain extent

AncientSwordRage

12:50 AM

> 2. BRITISH The thick end of something, especially a loin of lamb or mutton

Jafe

1:11 AM

@AncientSwordRage this is what i see as well

humn

1:23 AM

"Chump change" might be a USAism.

(means little worth)

humn

2:04 AM

Yehm, i know English like no other. Dammit.

Works for whom i edit. Fails for me.

bobble

humn

! see the point.

Jafe

2:19 AM

interesting, it even cites the same source (oxford languages) but different results

humn

But why pick on me? I can cause harm but chose not.

@Jafe , ymmärrän

Jafe

also how on earth does the pronunciation guide think the vowel in chump is ə? that makes no sense to me

maybe those results are actually from Oxford Languages Total Landscaping

AncientSwordRage

@Jafe I've lost all confidence I pronounce schwa the same as anyone else

Jafe

/arnold ərzeneg:er/

humn

FFFFFFFFFin' the most proficient speakers hail from distant shores.

Except who don't.

AncientSwordRage

2:29 AM

wstyler.ucsd.edu/posts/difference_schwa_wedge.html seems a good resource

humn

Thank you. My other brother is phonetist.

Serving time at Google. Wish he were free range.

Jafe

hmm apparently merriam-webster uses ə for both the schwa and the "jump" vowel... e.g. jəmp

humn

To jump is to leap. Into whatever!

Might be dance. Might not.

. . .

So much miss Joel. He pointed in a direction and there i went.

AncientSwordRage

@Jafe I think that's just a shortened vowel

humn

2:45 AM

Not exactly how it sounds. I gave Joel recommdations that landed him Chairmanship.

Then he fukkkin' died on me. Lung cancer. It can happen.

oAlt

3:00 AM

@bobble I also only see this

humn

3:47 AM

Who cares if she's a he or he's a she? Lover is lover.

humn

4:16 AM

Too good to resist:

The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There [Full Length Version]

►

Again, puzzles up each sleeve. Too difficult.

Takes long to make. Longer to solve.

True, some puzzles are give-aways. Ready for the taking. Others are not.

Out The Door I Went

►

humn

4:48 AM

Really?! No takers? Take your time.

Mithical

5:04 AM

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Gareth McCaughan

11:09 AM

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Stevo

@Stiv ok so what happened to argentina being good, and Australia being decent...

Stiv

11:41 AM

@Stevo Well, Australia don't have the best record against teams from Europe... As for Argentina: a phenomenal collapse; incredibly impressive win for the Saudis!

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AncientSwordRage

1:40 PM

I did it @Stevo

Sphinx

1:51 PM

Q: Combinations of a Rubik's Cube

So i recently got a Rubik's Cube and learnt how to solve it, and as anyone has I tried shuffling it to the 'hardest' possible state to solve from, for which my criteria was: none of the same coloured sides must be touching linearly (I now know the hardest state is the 'superflip' but this questio...

oAlt

I just encountered a sports article whose title happened to be good material for a cryptic clue... When the time comes I'll make a clue out of it for the C4

Or alternatively I could make a cryptic clue crossword where some or a few of the entries each contain all or part of a title of a website

Come to think of it I'm maybe gonna actually do that... After I finish making this other crossword that's left unfinished due to distractions a.k.a. actually far more important things including academics, that is

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juicifer

5:02 PM

sorry about the c4 delay, y'all. got pulled away for some last minute plans last night and didn't get back home until 2 am. I'll have the next one ready in a bit

although I will note that I also only got the one chump definition from google

juicifer

5:17 PM

CCCC: Hilariously, you're wearing metal spectacles, chump! (4-4)

humn

5:36 PM

Yes, @GarethMcCaughan , thank you for cleaning my trash.

^ this too ^

@juicifer . glass eyes?

(oops that's 5-4)

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msh210

6:55 PM

@juicifer F(ourey*)e _s &lit. Nice clue.

juicifer

7:32 PM

@msh210 thanks! and correct of course

AncientSwordRage

An unrespectable bespectacled chump?

Sphinx

8:34 PM

Q: Walter’s wonky watch

Walter sticks to a strict schedule each weekday. He pays close attention to his digital watch, but it's not an ordinary watch. Here is his typical day in order: Each morning at sun, his alarm goes off and he rolls out of bed. After a fifteen minute shower, breakfast, and a commute, he arrives to...