Clayton posted this comment today…<\/p>\n
Clayton<\/a><\/strong> – 2007-05-12: 17:21:00<\/em>
\nIs it just me, or has anyone else noticed that the highest scoring words often do not reflect the part of speech suggested by the definition? Occasionally, this can be somewhat difficult to determine from a given description, but “the sacrifice a mother makes” clearly indicates that this word is meant to be a noun. Just nitpicking.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nIt is not the first time that this question has been asked. ErWenn posted similar suggestion when he joined in December.<\/p>\n
ErWenn <\/a><\/strong> – 2006-12-14<\/em>
\nI’ve just joined, and so far, every definition has been for a verb, but most of them lend themselves better to nouns. For example, it’s easier to name a disease or condition than it is to give a word that describes succumbing to such a condition. Most of the winning words are nouns, as you can see. I think you should either formally open it up for any part of speech communicating the idea, choose the part of speech for each definition more carefully, or strictly enforce matching the part of speech of the definition.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nSo far we have not introduced rules relating to the parts of speech. Our goal is to encouage creativity. And we want to give people enough rope so that they can be as creative as they they want.<\/p>\n
Generally speaking, I like the variety that looser verb typing allows. And it seems to be working. Some players create verbs. Some create nouns. A few create adjectives. And very few create adverbs… But a lot create articles! And very entertaining articles at that.<\/p>\n
The variety also makes for interesting reading on each definition. And it gives each player a little creative leeway where they can explore ideas from a different angles. This is good. The definitions are working as launching-off point for people to create new ideas, have fun with a little word play.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, the parts of speech are important. And if we wanted, we could add it to the game. Perhaps the easiest thing to do would be to create a special verbroom where the parts of speech would formally included, either as a requirement, or for bonus points, or for something…<\/p>\n
Please let me know what you think.<\/p>\n
Create your own rules!<\/p>\n
James<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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