The thought-provoking game of word exploration…
Carmen and Dana are excited to introduce a new feature of That’s Uncanny- a game we like to call “Webster’s Follies” (acknowledgement to TJ Guffey for creating the “name of the game”).
This game was inspired on Sunday morning, when new follower of the site Mary Nell Smalley suggested a word to add to our list. When questioned about what this word means, Mary Nell was unable to provide an answer, spurring doubt in the mind of Carmen as to whether the word really exists.
The idea of the game is to introduce a word of which no one knows the definition. Participants are asked to send a sentence to Dana, via email or post comment, using this word in a way that they believe to be correct. This is to be done WITHOUT looking up the definition of the word in a dictionary, thesaurus, or consulting another source. After ample time is provided, the sentences will be posted on the site, along with the correct definition. The winner is whomever most closely uses the word in its correct function.
Let the game begin!
This week’s word, provided by follower Mary Nell Smalley, is COMPUNCTION.
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