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by Innis Carson
Wed Jul 02, 2014 2:07 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday July 2nd 2014 (S71 P3)
Replies: 11
Views: 2977

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday July 2nd 2014 (S71 P3)

UTOPIA was always capitalised in the ODE, but it is indeed allowable now. Is that the first ODO-only spot (albeit by DC)?
by Innis Carson
Fri Jun 27, 2014 9:42 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday June 27th 2014
Replies: 28
Views: 8095

Re: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday June 27th 2014

Very well done Mark, you've had very tough competition all throughout this series, and to survive it all and come out on top is no small achievement. A truly deserved victory. I tuned in during the second advert break and was a bit disheartened when I first saw the scoreline, but it was nice to see ...
by Innis Carson
Fri Jun 27, 2014 9:34 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown Practise Game (new member)
Replies: 9
Views: 5749

Re: Countdown Practise Game (new member)

This looks great, certainly a lot more slick and useful than any other Countdown game generator I've seen online. While the lexicon isn't perfectly up-to-date with the one used on Countdown, it's very very close - did you make this word list yourself? Very good effort all in all, this is certainly w...
by Innis Carson
Mon Jun 23, 2014 3:48 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Ten-letter conundrums
Replies: 22
Views: 9417

Re: Ten-letter conundrums

HELPONEMAN --> PHENOMENAL

MINIONSECT
BEATLESROK
COMEINTRAP
by Innis Carson
Wed Jun 18, 2014 1:50 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Ten-letter conundrums
Replies: 22
Views: 9417

Re: Ten-letter conundrums

SCONECOINS --> CONCESSION
CHOPPYLION --> POLYPHONIC
TOILBEATER --> OBLITERATE


New ones:

TRAMPALINE
PARTFIGURE
ROUSEPAINS
by Innis Carson
Sat Jun 14, 2014 12:31 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: People you shouldn't trust
Replies: 921
Views: 395482

Re: People you shouldn't trust

Oh of course, everyone fumbles sometimes when speaking off the cuff. Those two phrases I highlighted (along with "No offence but") are things that you quite often see people very deliberately say though, often in typed messages, as though it's going to actually make what they're saying any...
by Innis Carson
Fri Jun 13, 2014 3:48 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: People you shouldn't trust
Replies: 921
Views: 395482

Re: People you shouldn't trust

In the same vein, people who habitually add things like "Just saying" or "Just putting that out there" immediately after saying something. Clearly they know that what they're saying is at least somewhat contentious, and if they're that afraid of people reacting badly then they sh...
by Innis Carson
Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:18 am
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Bir Kelime Bir İşlem (Turkish Countdown)
Replies: 7
Views: 5511

Re: Bir Kelime Bir İşlem (Turkish Countdown)

Robert Lozyniak wrote: Because they're not Apterites. They make mistakes.
That's fair enough, just kind of surprised me they'd broadcast it if that was all it was. Wondered if there was some kind of partial credit for such words.

Thanks for the clarifications.
by Innis Carson
Sun Jun 08, 2014 2:24 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Bir Kelime Bir İşlem (Turkish Countdown)
Replies: 7
Views: 5511

Re: Bir Kelime Bir İşlem (Turkish Countdown)

Having some fun trying to work out the rules, but I'm struggling - why at 9:43 is one of the contestants allowed to buzz in during a letters round with a 7? And what was 15:46 all about?

EDIT: And why do audience members keep offering words with two letters not in the selection?
by Innis Carson
Sun Jun 08, 2014 1:25 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Childbirth: The Crossword
Replies: 5
Views: 2732

Re: Childbirth: The Crossword

I've given it a go but I've twice hit a dead end with only a few words left to enter - this is hardly an area of expertise of mine so most likely I've got at least one of the words wrong. Will give it all a look over tomorrow.
by Innis Carson
Tue Jun 03, 2014 2:01 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday June 3rd 2014 (S70 P94)
Replies: 19
Views: 3287

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday June 3rd 2014 (S70 P94)

Jordan F wrote:Are you allowed to have UNINSURE as compared to UNINSURED?
Pretty sure you can't.
by Innis Carson
Tue May 06, 2014 1:04 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684717

Re: Ask Graeme?

It's not, it was added to that wikicap as a joke. See the recap.
by Innis Carson
Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:25 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday March 31st 2014
Replies: 32
Views: 6736

Re: Spoilers For Monday March 31st 2014

I wonder what Nick's button actually does. We know the conundrum board is turned separately from everything else, but it would seem from this episode that the music is activated separately from the clock. Maybe Nick does one and the gallery does the other? Seems an odd way to do it.
by Innis Carson
Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:43 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COREA Saturday 19th April 2014
Replies: 39
Views: 15534

Re: COREA Saturday 19th April 2014

Very sad to say that I'm going to have to pull out too :( Have a great time everyone!
by Innis Carson
Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:03 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday March 31st 2014
Replies: 32
Views: 6736

Re: Spoilers For Monday March 31st 2014

There have certainly been faster conundrum solutions than that before, it's just that as Graeme says, there was a strange delay in the hand moving. If there's going to be a note on the wiki about this, it should probably make that clearer.
by Innis Carson
Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:16 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COREA Saturday 19th April 2014
Replies: 39
Views: 15534

Re: COREA Saturday 19th April 2014

Just booked a couple of lovely overnight coach trips - I'll be there too.
by Innis Carson
Fri Mar 21, 2014 6:21 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Peter Lee
Replies: 31
Views: 12768

Re: Peter Lee

What horrible news. I only met Peter briefly myself in 'real life', but like everyone else I found him to be a delightfully pleasant and unassuming man, and he was always a pleasure to play against on apterous too. His contribution to Countdown was truly unique - I know for a fact that he had a lot ...
by Innis Carson
Mon Mar 17, 2014 12:24 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2013 - voting
Replies: 14
Views: 5152

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2013 - voting

Very impressive average score there, wasn't expecting there to be quite so decisive a result. Congrats Matthew!
by Innis Carson
Tue Mar 04, 2014 1:28 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: The Apterous handicap. Is it just me?
Replies: 23
Views: 7641

Re: The Apterous handicap. Is it just me?

Even if he was cheating, the situation is resolved now, and there's nothing to be gained from dwelling on it.

Hope to see you make a fresh start on apterous some time soon Harry.
by Innis Carson
Sun Mar 02, 2014 1:06 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday February 28th 2014 (S70 P40)
Replies: 51
Views: 6025

Re: Spoilers for Friday February 28th 2014 (S70 P40)

If he sat there umming and ahhing like a certain one of your opponents, then yeah it's a bit much. But a speculative buzz is just as likely to fuck you over as it is to help, so if someone can make it work - fair play to them. So the act only becomes unethical if it doesn't work? Or if you buy your...
by Innis Carson
Mon Feb 24, 2014 11:06 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CoStAl - Countdown in St. Albans - Saturday 12th July 2014
Replies: 104
Views: 38811

Re: CoStAl - Countdown in St. Albans - Saturday 12th July 20

This is great news, as long as it's fairly quick to get to the venue from London then I should be able to make this.
by Innis Carson
Sun Feb 23, 2014 1:07 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Apterous World Cup 2014 - Announcement
Replies: 27
Views: 8375

Re: Apterous World Cup 2014 - Announcement

Matt Morrison wrote: Have a real photo of you that I can access either via Facebook or you emailing it to me. Haters gonna hate.
Is this really so important that it's worth potentially excluding a fairly large portion of the userbase over?
by Innis Carson
Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:14 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684717

Re: Ask Graeme?

[Only two games have seen neither player max a round: episode 1189 and episode 1614 . Interestingly, both players from episode 1614 went on to make the quarter finals. Equally interestingly, Philip Griffiths seems to have maxed R1 in 1189, and both players maxed R7 in 1614. Would CLAMORED have been...
by Innis Carson
Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:38 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown in the news
Replies: 217
Views: 63322

Re: Countdown in the news

Presumably either him or his dad must have told them about it, so they can't have been too bothered.
by Innis Carson
Thu Jan 16, 2014 6:12 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Is this word allowable?
Replies: 25
Views: 6338

Re: Is this word allowable?

Is the ODE3 entry for FAIN identical to the ODO one?
by Innis Carson
Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:12 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Is this word allowable?
Replies: 25
Views: 6338

Re: Is this word allowable?

They're probably only invalid on apterous because nobody's brought them up before. By apterous standards, they're pretty much indisputably valid.
by Innis Carson
Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:47 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Maths vs. English
Replies: 26
Views: 8270

Re: Maths vs. English

It's not really that surprising a correlation I don't think. Both the letters and numbers games are fundamentally very computational in nature, and it makes sense that the kind of mind that can play them well will tend to be the same kind of mind that can do mental arithmetic well - I know that's no...
by Innis Carson
Tue Jan 14, 2014 6:20 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684717

Re: Ask Graeme?

JackHurst wrote:Have any contestants been in the had the same celebrity guest for more then 5 episodes?
Kirk Bevins had Phil Hammond for 8 episodes. It must be pretty rare though.
by Innis Carson
Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:03 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
Replies: 306
Views: 94755

Re: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic

Oliver Garner wrote:
Jon O'Neill wrote: Nobody respects an unbeaten record if you bottle the CoC (see Holden, Beevers)
Yeah, true for people on here. No one else though.
Yeah, the rest don't even know they have one.
by Innis Carson
Tue Dec 31, 2013 4:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
Replies: 306
Views: 94755

Re: - now a spam thread -

Mark Deeks wrote:
should be given priority
Didn't say this.
So you don't think any 30BC contestants should be included in the next CoC at the expense of people who didn't get the chance to play in it? Either that, or you've misunderstood me.
by Innis Carson
Tue Dec 31, 2013 4:08 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
Replies: 306
Views: 94755

Re: - now a spam thread -

Then surely the 30th BC didn't suffice as a CoC. I get that it had elements of it, but it wasn't one, and nor was its guest list. It didn't suffice in the sense that not all the likely CoC candidates since the last CoC could have taken part, which is why it's being suggested that those people shoul...
by Innis Carson
Sun Dec 29, 2013 3:00 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
Replies: 306
Views: 94755

Re: The next Champion of Champions

Definitely agree with those who've said that there's no need to include 30BC contestants in the next CoC, we had our moment in the sun, and considering how rare these tournaments are it wouldn't be right to deprive other people of the same opportunity just so we can have a second one. Besides, with ...
by Innis Carson
Tue Dec 24, 2013 5:14 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013
Replies: 84
Views: 19953

Re: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013

I'd be inclined to draw mostly from S67 onwards, to make sure as many as possible of the great contestants since then get to be included, but also be open to a few particular contestants from S60-S66 who would have been likely candidates to be invited to a CoC but didn't take part in the 30BC for wh...
by Innis Carson
Tue Dec 24, 2013 2:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013
Replies: 84
Views: 19953

Re: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013

Also, if there is a CoC and I have to play you It would be great to see a rematch, but would you qualify for entry to a CoC tournament? No offence meant, as obviously if it was based on ability alone then you would not only deserve a place, but would be one of the favourites. But if such a competit...
by Innis Carson
Sun Dec 22, 2013 1:50 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013
Replies: 84
Views: 19953

Re: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013

An absolutely phenomenal series, and one that will surely be talked about by Countdown fans for a very long time to come. Congrats to everyone involved in making it so, which includes all the finalists and several others including Zarte, Abdi and Mark Hartnett. You can all take a great deal of pride...
by Innis Carson
Tue Dec 17, 2013 3:55 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Five vowel selection
Replies: 12
Views: 4780

Re: Five vowel selection

Apterous agrees - 7.77 average max for 4V, compared to 7.42 for 3V and 7.26 for 5V. Of course the selections on apterous may not be exactly comparable to those on Countdown (shuffling yada yada) but I'd be very surprised if the difference was great enough to overturn such a clear trend. Obviously th...
by Innis Carson
Fri Dec 13, 2013 10:00 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Friday December 13th 2013
Replies: 45
Views: 9795

Re: Spoilers For Friday December 13th 2013

That was a brilliant contest to watch, and one you should both be proud of. Callum, don't feel guilty about winning! You put in a great performance and fully deserve it, though that would have been true for either of you. And unlucky not to win Jen, but, as your Facebook status puts way better than ...
by Innis Carson
Tue Dec 03, 2013 6:46 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684717

Re: Ask Graeme?

Yeah, this is an issue. I wonder if anyone's thought about going through someone's entire octorun with the ODO, making changes to valid/invalid words. Dylan's run would change, as he'd have OWLERIES allowed, giving him 982 and the highest % of maximum achieved. I'm sure plenty others would be affec...
by Innis Carson
Mon Dec 02, 2013 12:36 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Playing words you don't know
Replies: 21
Views: 6851

Re: Playing words you don't know

I doubt that everyone in the history of the show who's ever declared 'Countdown favourites' like DACOITS and TANGELO knew what they meant either. It is and always has been a part of the game, and not something anyone should have to feel bad about.
by Innis Carson
Thu Nov 28, 2013 12:04 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday November 27th 2013 (S69 P101)
Replies: 13
Views: 2551

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday November 27th 2013 (S69 P101)

Dave Preece wrote:Lowest losing score with a nine? Probably not but still very low!
Don't think that record's going anywhere soon.
by Innis Carson
Fri Nov 22, 2013 5:10 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday November 22nd 2013 (S69 P98)
Replies: 17
Views: 3456

Re: Spoilers for Friday November 22nd 2013 (S69 P98)

Anyone else think the way Jonathan plays the game is frustrating to watch? He is missing some good words by constantly running with this awkward 6 consonant routine. This might be good as a method of getting wins, but I think he's a good enough player that he should feel that he doesn't have to res...
by Innis Carson
Fri Nov 08, 2013 4:44 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday November 8th 2013 (S69 P88)
Replies: 13
Views: 3060

Re: Spoilers for Friday November 8th 2013 (S69 P88)

I'm pretty sure I remember Anne saying that Sarah had been a contestant before, but there's no other Sarah Taylor on the wiki, so it must have been under a different surname or something. Can Detectives Robinson and Brown shed any light on the matter?
by Innis Carson
Thu Nov 07, 2013 4:06 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Don't ask Graeme
Replies: 16
Views: 3502

Re: Don't ask Graeme

Thanks Ryan, I've really really enjoyed your thread!

Graeme, where does "Ask Graeme?" rank on the list of all threads ever posted on c4c, sorted by post count?
by Innis Carson
Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:04 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Countdown in Edinburgh 2 - Sat 2nd November
Replies: 83
Views: 29251

Re: Countdown in Edinburgh 2 - Sat 2nd November

For the purposes of a day's fun it actually has its upsides - it means that you're not already doomed to a mediocre result if you happen to lose your first two games (which doesn't necessarily mean you played badly). For the purposes of a competitive tournament, clearly it is very flawed, but nobody...
by Innis Carson
Mon Nov 04, 2013 5:33 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Countdown in Edinburgh 2 - Sat 2nd November
Replies: 83
Views: 29251

Re: Countdown in Edinburgh 2 - Sat 2nd November

It really was brilliant, very well-run and the atmosphere was lovely. Thanks to Mike and Richard (and Graeme!) for making it happen, and to all the c4cers who made the long (and rather arduous in some cases) journey up here, was great to see you all. Long may CoEdi continue! And yep, Melanie really ...
by Innis Carson
Fri Nov 01, 2013 5:36 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Code Word puzzles
Replies: 13
Views: 5134

Re: Code Word puzzles

Nice, just finished the second one. It definitely did feel a bit easier than the first one, though I did learn a new word in the process! These work very well as puzzles for people in word game circles, though if they're intended for a wider audience I think it might be a good idea to stick to every...
by Innis Carson
Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:01 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Code Word puzzles
Replies: 13
Views: 5134

Re: Code Word puzzles

Yep, that was the one I got started with too.

And I'd quite like to have a go at your other one too, please post!
by Innis Carson
Fri Oct 25, 2013 10:25 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Code Word puzzles
Replies: 13
Views: 5134

Re: Code Word puzzles

It won't show up in Google Docs unless you have a Google account and sign in.
by Innis Carson
Thu Oct 24, 2013 6:08 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Code Word puzzles
Replies: 13
Views: 5134

Re: Code Word puzzles

Good puzzle, enjoyed that. Took me quite a while to get started but after that it all works out pretty nicely. Some of the words aren't exactly everyday, which might make it hard for non-word-geeks, but then again it's probably possible to work them out with logic and some intuition.
by Innis Carson
Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:44 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Monday 21st October 2013 (Series 69, Prelim 74)
Replies: 19
Views: 3788

Re: Monday 21st October 2013 (Series 69, Prelim 74)

Graeme Cole wrote: Sean has another son called, erm, Oosheen. It probably isn't spelt like that, though.
I know someone with this name, it's actually Oisín (pronounced AW-sheen). You can be forgiven for not guessing so.
by Innis Carson
Mon Oct 21, 2013 5:03 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 21st 2013
Replies: 20
Views: 3753

Re: Spoilers For Monday October 21st 2013

SFUMATO has come up on the show before, and so have things like OSTERIA and BEGONIA, it's possible he's just been watching the show devoutly and has a good memory for words. Or perhaps discovered these words through other means as people have said. If his appearances as an 11-year-old prove anything...
by Innis Carson
Tue Oct 15, 2013 6:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday October 15th 2013 (S69 P70)
Replies: 32
Views: 6659

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday October 15th 2013 (S69 P70)

Very well done Mark. Can't have been good for the nerves knowing that you had such a strong opponent first up, but you held it together superbly. And congrats also to Abdi on a very impressive run. It's a shame, but also a testament to the sheer quality of this series so far, that he probably won't ...
by Innis Carson
Mon Oct 14, 2013 6:31 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 14th 2013
Replies: 22
Views: 3983

Re: Spoilers For Monday October 14th 2013

He did it today because he knows he has a tough game tomorrow and needs a very high score to overtake Zarte in the seeds if he loses tomorrow. Come on, don't you think that's a little bit contrived? I find it far easier to believe that he made a cock-up than that he planned his every action as meti...
by Innis Carson
Mon Oct 14, 2013 5:11 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 14th 2013
Replies: 22
Views: 3983

Re: Spoilers For Monday October 14th 2013

I'm not convinced it's entirely the same situation as Hansford. With Abdi it comes across like he buzzes believing he has the answer but realises straight away that he's wrong, and then flounders around trying to save face. Jeffrey would buzz in immediately, before he could possibly have even seen t...
by Innis Carson
Sun Oct 13, 2013 10:13 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Series 70 - 2014 onwards.
Replies: 175
Views: 61182

Re: Series 70 - 2014 onwards.

One more question for the team - ODO has some entries (like SUPERSOAP) which are marked as "Entry from US Dictionary". Is this a separate dictionary to the ODE which was used before, with words like SUPERSOAP appearing in it but purposely being left out of the British dictionary? If so, wo...
by Innis Carson
Sun Oct 13, 2013 9:46 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Series 70 - 2014 onwards.
Replies: 175
Views: 61182

Re: Series 70 - 2014 onwards.

Yeah we can't quite simply matters to "if it brings you to a page then it's valid" as certain things which don't have entries of their own like 'faber' and 'melanogaster' will bring you to words whose entries they happen to appear in. If rules like "no words with capital letters"...
by Innis Carson
Fri Oct 11, 2013 4:30 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 11th 2013 (S69 P68)
Replies: 14
Views: 3062

Re: Spoilers for Friday October 11th 2013 (S69 P68)

John Brackstone wrote:was it my hearing or did Abdi say "haperin" and not heparin ?
It's hard to tell with his accent, though it looks as though there's a cut in the recording just after he says it, so maybe they checked his spelling at the time.
by Innis Carson
Wed Oct 09, 2013 11:57 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Series 70 - 2014 onwards.
Replies: 175
Views: 61182

Re: Series 70 - 2014 onwards.

It's been noticed that ODO will recognise some comparatives and superlatives of monosyllabic adjectives (from what I've seen, mainly everyday ones like WILDEST and GRANDER) and redirect you to the root word, whereas other ones (such as apterous abominations FAUXER and HINGEDEST) throw up "no re...
by Innis Carson
Wed Oct 09, 2013 4:59 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday October 9th 2013 (S69 P66)
Replies: 12
Views: 1858

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday October 9th 2013 (S69 P66)

Those who went to COEDI last year might remember Eric, and he'll be there again this year of course. He's a good player on his day but it looks like nerves got to him a bit here, especially on the numbers. Would have taken something special to beat Abdi anyway - great performance.
by Innis Carson
Wed Oct 09, 2013 4:20 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Series 70 - 2014 onwards.
Replies: 175
Views: 61182

Re: Series 70 - 2014 onwards.

Great move. Regarding Graeme's point, I'd think that if the search bar recognises a plural and redirects you to the root entry, then that should be taken as an unequivocal indication that the plural is valid. If it doesn't recognise the plural, then you would have to look at the entry and make the d...