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- SOME EDITORIAL COMMENTS ON THE 2ND EDITION OF THE OSPD (tm)
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- So, 5000-odd words have been added to the OSPD (tm)... Some sad omissions
- are corrected, words such as "modem", "aerobics" and "zit", but on the other
- hand, need "aarrghh" have been included? Has *completeness* been pursued
- into the realm of silliness?
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- Was there even any need to amend the original, the First Edition of the
- OSPD (tm)? Perhaps. In any case, it may for a while enliven and jazz up
- play at Scrabble (tm) tournaments. Top professionals have long since memor-
- ized every one of the 94,000+ words in the First Edition. Just imagine a
- championship game decided by a play of "canoodle". Major thrill.
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- The point is, what it will take to restore the popularity of Scrabble (tm)
- to where it was in its heyday in the 1950's, when tens of millions played
- at it fanatically. A revision of the official word reference is at best a
- tiny step forward. My own opinion is that the playing board needs a
- redesign, to permit longer, more complex games without the "blockages"
- that often effectively end a game prematurely. A larger board, or even a
- multilevel board would introduce new dimensions into the play.
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- Scrabble (tm) is still the king of word games. Let us introduce the younger
- generation to its pleasures and drag out the old game board when more modern
- video and computer games lose their charm. Cybernetic opponents are not
- nearly as interesting as fellow humans.
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- January, 1995
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- Your comments welcome.
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- M\Cooper
- 3425 Chestnut Ridge Road
- Grantsville, MD 21536-9801
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- Email: thegrendel@aol.com
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- Note:
- Scrabble (tm) and OSPD (tm) are trademarks of Selchow and Righter Co., Inc.
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