Re: CHAT: Postpositions
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, April 5, 2002, 6:22 |
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Aidan Grey scripsit:
> But couldn't you just say "athwart" (though I know what that means, having
> been in the Navy - same with "abaft") or "Finchley Central" and win right off?
Of course. But doing so is self-undermining: you are then not actually
playing the game at all. Therefore, the best time to say F.C. is just
before your opponent does. Failing that, he should at least be
considering it. Game theory doesn't help here, only psychology.
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