Re: Lin: Postpositions
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, April 5, 2002, 4:38 |
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Matthew Kehrt scripsit:
> Anyone ever hear of the preposition game? It's played by people taking
> turns listing English prepositions. The game ends when no one can think
> of a new preposition, or when someone says 'athwart,' unless anyone
> present actually knows what 'athwart' means.
Sounds a lot like "Finchley Central". Two players alternate naming
stations on the London Underground. The first to name Finchley
Central wins. This game can also be played as "Nuclear War".
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I amar prestar aen, han mathon ne nen, http://www.ccil.org/~cowan
han mathon ne chae, a han noston ne 'wilith. --Galadriel, _LOTR:FOTR_
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