Apparently, in Scrabble-land, the following are words...

Sir Auros · Post by **Sir Auros** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 9:00 am

...et, re, er and not merely f*cking abbreviations which are supposed to be against the f*cking rules...

Stupid online scrabble...

Plasmodium · Post by **Plasmodium** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 9:33 am

...Indeed.

*eats chocolate*

Redstreak · Post by **Redstreak** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 2:57 pm

Well...

Et is the past tense of eat.
Re is the second note on the musical scale. "Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti"
and Er is, well, Er.

I don't see what's wrong with 'em personally...

Sixswitch · Post by **Sixswitch** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 3:25 pm

Originally posted by Redstreak
Well...

Et is the past tense of eat.

It is? I always thought that was 'ate'. Is this an American only spelling?

-Ss

Post by **Hound** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 3:40 pm

Originally posted by Sixswitch
It is? I always thought that was 'ate'. Is this an American only spelling?

It's "ate" in this part of America. dictionary.com defines "et" as an abbreviation of several words or a suffix. I think Red is mistaken...

Redstreak · Post by **Redstreak** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 4:09 pm

Check a Scrabble dictionary, Hound...

Savannahtron · Post by **Savannahtron** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 5:12 pm

et is Latin for "and"

Sir Auros · Post by **Sir Auros** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 5:34 pm

Originally posted by Redstreak
Check a Scrabble dictionary, Hound...

And that's what pisses me off so much, "er" doesn't come up in a REAL dictionary at all, re does as part of the musical scale, but et doesn't either.

Post by **Hound** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 5:54 pm

Originally posted by Redstreak
Check a Scrabble dictionary, Hound...

Why? Does "Scrabble" get to make up new meanings and new words at whim? I don't see why there is a need for a "Scrabble dictionary". If the word "et" exists, then why isn't it in a regular dictionary? Now, I'm no expert of the english language so I could be wrong. I only checked dictionary.com out of passing interest. I'd actually like to know the origin of the word "et" as a past tense form of eat if it is indeed that. Educate me...

Redstreak · Post by **Redstreak** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:34 am

Key thing to remember is there are several dictionaries...Oxford's and Webster's, for starters...if the meaning can be found in any accredited dictionary, it goes in with Scrabble unless it's an abbreviation or has excess punctuation. You'll note...Oxford recognizes "D'oh" as a word, but Webster's does not. That's a prime example.

Sir Auros · Post by **Sir Auros** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:54 am

Eh, I still hate them all...I refuse to play online scrabble from now on...