Re: Spoilers for Friday 7th June 2019
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:20 pm
(25*5-7)*7-3 in R3.
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 7th June 2019
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 2:12 pm
PAINTIEST? R14
Re: Spoilers for Friday 7th June 2019
Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2019 1:39 am
That used to be valid, but I'm afraid it's been removed (PAINTY must not be specified) -- have tried it multiple times before on Apto!
MICROXEA in the COMRADE/EXORDIA round, though I still prefer the full-sized xeas.
Re: Spoilers for Friday 7th June 2019
Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2019 4:39 am
Thanks Johnny - I checked 'PAINTY' on https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/ but I'm not on Apto (yet! - I'm going to keep practising first!)
Re: Spoilers for Friday 7th June 2019
Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2019 5:35 am
Apto is the place to practise!Cathy Summerside wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2019 4:39 am Thanks Johnny - I checked 'PAINTY' on https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/ but I'm not on Apto (yet! - I'm going to keep practising first!)
Re: Spoilers for Friday 7th June 2019
Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2019 8:15 pm
So you're saying that for PAINTIEST to be valid, PAINTY must Not be specified? Just checking.....Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2019 1:39 amThat used to be valid, but I'm afraid it's been removed (PAINTY must not be specified) -- have tried it multiple times before on Apto!
MICROXEA in the COMRADE/EXORDIA round, though I still prefer the full-sized xeas.
Re: Spoilers for Friday 7th June 2019
Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2019 9:15 pm
It's not that simple. e.g. girly is allowed, girliest is not. If you look at the examples in the OED it might make sense. My interpretation is PAINTY = paintlike.Philip Wilson wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2019 8:15 pmSo you're saying that for PAINTIEST to be valid, PAINTY must Not be specified? Just checking.....Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2019 1:39 amThat used to be valid, but I'm afraid it's been removed (PAINTY must not be specified) -- have tried it multiple times before on Apto!
MICROXEA in the COMRADE/EXORDIA round, though I still prefer the full-sized xeas.
Re: Spoilers for Friday 7th June 2019
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2019 9:12 am
Ah right, thanks Fiona. Fwiw I'm using the same dictionary as the one linked in Cathy's post. The examples shown there suggest paintiest would have a meaning - fingers etc.Fiona T wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2019 9:15 pmIt's not that simple. e.g. girly is allowed, girliest is not. If you look at the examples in the OED it might make sense. My interpretation is PAINTY = paintlike.Philip Wilson wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2019 8:15 pmSo you're saying that for PAINTIEST to be valid, PAINTY must Not be specified? Just checking.....Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2019 1:39 am
That used to be valid, but I'm afraid it's been removed (PAINTY must not be specified) -- have tried it multiple times before on Apto!
Re: Spoilers for Friday 7th June 2019
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2019 10:15 am
Yes, that's where I was going with it, Philip - having had toddlers with 'painty' fingers there could be a competition for who had the 'paintiest' 
Thanks, Fiona
Thanks, FionaRe: Spoilers for Friday 7th June 2019
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2019 8:17 pm
Sounds good to me Cathy, lol. Susie would say it's not used enough, I guess.Cathy Summerside wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 10:15 am Yes, that's where I was going with it, Philip - having had toddlers with 'painty' fingers there could be a competition for who had the 'paintiest'
Re: Spoilers for Friday 7th June 2019
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2019 2:11 pm
Painty is specified. Paintiest or paintier is not. The rule is that single syllable adjectives can be changed to -er or -est
without them being specified. Unfortunately painty is not single syllable. I came unstuck online recently with unfairest for the same reason.
without them being specified. Unfortunately painty is not single syllable. I came unstuck online recently with unfairest for the same reason.
Re: Spoilers for Friday 7th June 2019
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2019 2:21 pm
Thanks for the clarification, Tony.Tony Atkins wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 2:11 pm Painty is specified. Paintiest or paintier is not. The rule is that single syllable adjectives can be changed to -er or -est
without them being specified. Unfortunately painty is not single syllable. I came unstuck online recently with unfairest for the same reason.