Comments on: Yet Another Word Puzzle http://marknelson.us/2007/11/13/yet-another-word-puzzle/ Programming, mostly. Sun, 20 May 2012 20:52:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ziutek http://marknelson.us/2007/11/13/yet-another-word-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-316884 ziutek Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:04:50 +0000 http://marknelson.us/2007/11/18/yet-another-word-puzzle/#comment-316884 Heh, highly inflected languages clearly have an edge here. I assume agglutinative ones would be even more impressive, but sadly I do not know any well enough to test it. Heh, highly inflected languages clearly have an edge here. I assume agglutinative ones would be even more impressive, but sadly I do not know any well enough to test it.

]]> By: Mark Nelson http://marknelson.us/2007/11/13/yet-another-word-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-316857 Mark Nelson Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:43:53 +0000 http://marknelson.us/2007/11/18/yet-another-word-puzzle/#comment-316857 @ziutek: You have clearly demonstrated the superiority of Polish! @ziutek:

You have clearly demonstrated the superiority of Polish!

]]> By: ziutek http://marknelson.us/2007/11/13/yet-another-word-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-316856 ziutek Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:34:39 +0000 http://marknelson.us/2007/11/18/yet-another-word-puzzle/#comment-316856 In Polish: [code] 17 {'wtajemniczającymi'} {'wtajemniczającym'} {'wtajemniczający'} {'wtajemniczając'} {'wtajemniczają'} {'wtajemniczaj'} {'wtajemnicza'} {'tajemnicza'} {'tajemnica'} {'tajemnic'} {'tajemni'} {'tajeni'} {'tajni'} {'tani'} {'tan', 'ani', 'tai'} {'ni', 'ta'} {'i', 'a'} [/code] which roughly means (I do not bother marking grammatical forms): [code] acquainters acquainter acquainter acquainting acquaint acquaint acquaints mysterious mystery mysteries clandestine concealed secret cheap dance / nor / conceals neither / this and / and [/code] Python is fun! In Polish:

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  1. 17
  2. {'wtajemniczającymi'}
  3. {'wtajemniczającym'}
  4. {'wtajemniczający'}
  5. {'wtajemniczając'}
  6. {'wtajemniczają'}
  7. {'wtajemniczaj'}
  8. {'wtajemnicza'}
  9. {'tajemnicza'}
  10. {'tajemnica'}
  11. {'tajemnic'}
  12. {'tajemni'}
  13. {'tajeni'}
  14. {'tajni'}
  15. {'tani'}
  16. {'tan', 'ani', 'tai'}
  17. {'ni', 'ta'}
  18. {'i', 'a'}

which roughly means (I do not bother marking grammatical forms):

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  1. acquainters
  2. acquainter
  3. acquainter
  4. acquainting
  5. acquaint
  6. acquaint
  7. acquaints
  8. mysterious
  9. mystery
  10. mysteries
  11. clandestine
  12. concealed
  13. secret
  14. cheap
  15. dance / nor / conceals
  16. neither / this
  17. and / and

Python is fun!

]]> By: Kotsengkuba http://marknelson.us/2007/11/13/yet-another-word-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-107534 Kotsengkuba Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:10:33 +0000 http://marknelson.us/2007/11/18/yet-another-word-puzzle/#comment-107534 i learned this world from my engish teacher when i was infourth eyar high-school. from then on pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovulcanoconiosis has been my favorite word ;-) i learned this world from my engish teacher when i was infourth eyar high-school. from then on pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovulcanoconiosis has been my favorite word ;-)

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