[Lexicog] Facebook lexicography

[Wayne Leman]

I invite any of you who like to play word games to join me on the Facebook 
application called Guess the Word. It's our chance to do some lexicography 
(or other word trivia) for the hoi polloi. And they get to vote on whether 
or not they like our definitions. Click on this link to get to the program:

http://apps.facebook.com/guesstheword/

If you're not subscribed to Facebook yet, you'll be prompted to do so. It's 
free and you won't be spammed.

I've especially enjoyed putting up word hints for the many English sayings 
in the form of "He's as ____ as a ___," e.g.

He's as thin as a ___.
She's as smart as a ___.
He's as dead as a ____.
He's as cool as a ____.
He's as blind as a ___.
She's as busy as a ___.
He's as clean as a ____.
It's as clear as ___.
She's as cute as a ____ ___.
He's as dry as a ____.
It's as easy as ___.
It's as flat as a ____.
It's as fresh as a ____.
He's as light as a _____.
He's as made as a ___ ___.
He's as nutty as a ____ ____.
It's as plain as ___.
He's as quiet as a _____.
He's as sick as a ___.
He's as sharp as a ____.
It's as smooth as ____.
He's as stubborn as a ____.
He's as ugly as ___.
He's as tight as a ____.

I've got a method in my madness (ahem!): others have not been submitting 
enough word hints so I often run out of words to guess. The program tells me 
to ask my friends to submit more words. You're invited, if you're not as 
busy as a ___.

Wayne Leman 


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