Conundrum time
Contestant "TORTUOUS"
Nick "TORTUROUS? Let's have a look. Well done!"
That's not a mispronunciation. It's a completely different word.
Spoilers for Tuesday 14 March 2017
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Re: Spoilers for Tuesday March 14
I wondered if he'd said that too.David Williams wrote: ↑Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:42 pm Conundrum time
Contestant "TORTUOUS"
Nick "TORTUROUS? Let's have a look. Well done!"
That's not a mispronunciation. It's a completely different word.
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Re: Spoilers for Tuesday March 14
Aye, it certainly sounded like it. Didn't really affect the outcome of the match luckily. Perhaps Nick had just become accustomed to him being a good player and so assumed he'd said the right answer. The only possible thing this could affect is what seed he is for the finals, though fortunately the chance is very minimal. Ultimately the only person who will know what he said is Lawrie himself.
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Re: Spoilers for Tuesday March 14
I replayed it several times. Maybe he meant to say TORTUROUS. Maybe he thought he said TORTUROUS. But he actually said TORTUOUS.Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Fri Mar 17, 2017 4:09 pm Ultimately the only person who will know what he said is Lawrie himself.
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Re: Spoilers for Tuesday March 14
I thought he said TORTUOUS and was surprised when Nick said TORTUROUS and expected it to be disallowed. Even Alexander Armstrong on Pointless would have picked that up!
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Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 14 March 2017
In cases like this it's nice to see what the subtitler put - which was torturous, but then I guess that's not conclusive.
Anyway, Sam was pretty unlucky to come up against the strongest player for a while.
(Only a week behind now!)
Anyway, Sam was pretty unlucky to come up against the strongest player for a while.
(Only a week behind now!)