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| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 27 08:26PM +0100 > not apply to Bosnia, Jordan, Malawi, or Uruguay. How does that not > qualify under the terms of the contest and what do you mean by "there > is nothing particular"? As I said in the original post: My thinking is that that is rather that the four have something "special" in common and the fifth is commonplace, than the other way round. I did not want stretch tihs too far, since for instance being an apple is not more special than being an orange. But being a name which is shared by more than one country is quite special. A name which is used by only one country on the other hand is certainly commonplace. It is evitable that in this type of quiz there will be some subjective judgement. But I would say that there was a hint that you should have looked further than Congo. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 27 02:05PM -0600 Erland Sommarskog: >>> Intended answer: Malawi. Not named after a river... >>> I did not award Congo "Name of two different countries", because >>> there is nothing particular about only being the name of one country, Mark Brader: >> I don't undersatnd that ruling at all. Erland Sommarskog: > My thinking is that that is rather that the four have something > "special" in common and the fifth is commonplace, than the other way > round. Ah, now that makes sense. Thanks. > It is evitable that in this type of quiz there will be some subjective > judgement. But I would say that there was a hint that you should have > looked further than Congo. On the other hand, the fact that your list included four countries that were clearly identified and one that was obviously ambiguous meant, to me, that there was no need to look further. It was apples and oranges. -- Mark Brader | "Some societies define themselves by being open to new Toronto | influences, others define their identity by resisting. msb@vex.net | In either case, they take the consequences." --Donna Richoux My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 27 10:31PM +0100 > On the other hand, the fact that your list included four countries that > were clearly identified and one that was obviously ambiguous meant, to > me, that there was no need to look further. Nah, there was one more name that was a bit lax. The is not really any country called Bosnia - it's Bosnia-Hercegovina- > It was apples and oranges. No, that was the next question. :-) |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 28 03:29AM -0600 Mark Brader: > > On the other hand, the fact that your list included four countries that > > were clearly identified and one that was obviously ambiguous meant, to > > me, that there was no need to look further. Erland Sommarskog: > Nah, there was one more name that was a bit lax. The is not really any > country called Bosnia - it's Bosnia-Hercegovina- True, but it was still clearly identified. No big deal; thanks for discussing. -- Mark Brader "Do YOU trust US?" Toronto "YES!! Well, we try to." msb@vex.net -- A Walk in the Woods, by Lee Blessing |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 27 06:29PM -0800 On 1/25/20 9:54 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > on the TV show "Seinfeld". > 1. To give a gift to someone that another person may have given to > you as a gift. regifting > of grievances (or telling your family members how they've > disappointed you over the year), feats of strength, and an > aluminum pole. Name this holiday. Festivus -- Dan Tilque |
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