Spoilers for Thursday 14th September 2023 (Series 88, Heat 55)
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2023 9:55 pm
PYCNITE in R2
MONOLATER in R5
OVERSWUM in R10
OILBERG in R11
MONOLATER in R5
OVERSWUM in R10
OILBERG in R11
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But it is part of her (and the shadowy back-room earpiece-lovin' word spotters') job.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2023 3:29 pm I don't really see being a word-spotter as Susie's primary job.
Am I misremembering, but was there not a time when everyone decamped to a new place for past and present contestants appearing under their own names because you expressed the opinion that Susie was rubbish? You, and everyone else, must have mellowed over the years.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2023 3:29 pm I don't really see being a word-spotter as Susie's primary job. In any case I think a lot of it comes through her ear piece from Damian. So he's as much to blame!
However, I agree on some of this. Whenever a word is offered that could plausibly take e.g. an S or R, Susie should be telling us whether it's valid or not. "You might be wondering if this could take an S..."
Plus sometimes the spelling or meaning of quite obscure words is often skipped over or obliquely addressed. The classic is "Aneroid as in aneroid barometer".
I always thought it was better when they rotated the lexicographer role anyway!
Mellowed? Me? Well, my main criticism was allowing/disallowing words on a whim rather than by reference to the rules.David Williams wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2023 11:47 pmAm I misremembering, but was there not a time when everyone decamped to a new place for past and present contestants appearing under their own names because you expressed the opinion that Susie was rubbish? You, and everyone else, must have mellowed over the years.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2023 3:29 pm I don't really see being a word-spotter as Susie's primary job. In any case I think a lot of it comes through her ear piece from Damian. So he's as much to blame!
However, I agree on some of this. Whenever a word is offered that could plausibly take e.g. an S or R, Susie should be telling us whether it's valid or not. "You might be wondering if this could take an S..."
Plus sometimes the spelling or meaning of quite obscure words is often skipped over or obliquely addressed. The classic is "Aneroid as in aneroid barometer".
I always thought it was better when they rotated the lexicographer role anyway!