Aw, gee.  I’ve mentioned time and time again on this blog that I consider myself to be a “word-nerd.”  I love to use superfluous words, and I am a fiend for a compound sentence.  In addition, I love to read and to rend some deep meaning out of the words and passages of classic literature.  For an American, I’m pretty well-read. Or so I thought. I took this simple little quiz and was appalled at my results.  There were 17 quotes listed, and in the 5 minutes provided, I could only identify 7 of them.  (They even had the author’s [Read more…]

I’ve been working on this interesting project lately where I had to write researched articles on a ton of very random subjects. One of them happened to be literary symbolism. During my travels around the Internet, I came across this really cool quiz called “The American Novel” on PBS.org.  You get to match the symbolism with the book.  Never one to miss out on a chance to be all word-nerdy (you may recall that I’ve linked you to quizzes before), I was tickled pink and immediately thought of you.   There are also some pretty nice graphics.  Have fun! The [Read more…]

OK, I supposed “word-nerd” might apply more aptly to games that test your grammar skills. These quizzes, on the other hand, are all about literature. I cannot believe how many of them there are out there. I may never get any work done again. Perhaps we should set up some sort of competition amongst FWJ readers to see who knows the most about their favorite authors or books. Fun Trivia’s Literature Quizzes So far I’ve taken quizzes for Clan of the Cave Bear and A Handmaid’s Tale. I am officially cutting myself off for the day, because things could take [Read more…]

On blogs all across the Internet, this day of the week is considered “Wordless Wednesday.”  Bloggers post a picture rather than text and hope to get others to think. I always kind of sucked at Wordless Wednesday.  I’d find a great picture and then want to comment on it, share my reasons for posting it, or whatever.  What can I say, I string words together for a living. So, I decided to implement my own “Wordy Wednesday” feature on the Other Stuff Blog.  Instead of posting a picture, I’ll post some sort of word game, and we can all play [Read more…]

On blogs all across the Internet, this day of the week is considered “Wordless Wednesday.”  Bloggers post a picture rather than text and hope to get others to think. I always kind of sucked at Wordless Wednesday.  I’d find a great picture and then want to comment on it, share my reasons for posting it, or whatever.  What can I say, I string words together for a living. So, I decided to implement my own “Wordy Wednesday” feature on the Other Stuff Blog.  Instead of posting a picture, I’ll post some sort of word game, and we can all play [Read more…]

Below you will find several sets of letters. If you add the same letter to both the beginning and the end of the group, you will have formed a real word. For example, _REA_ would become “DREAD” when a D is placed at the beginning and the end. Put your answer in the comments without looking at what other people have said. 1. _tlant_ 2. _ada_ 3. _eldin_ 4. _illo_

Below you will find several sets of letters. If you add the same letter to both the beginning and the end of the group, you will have formed a real word. For example, _REA_ would become “DREAD” when a D is placed at the beginning and the end. Put your answer in the comments without looking at what other people have said. 1. _riti_ 2. _awnsho_ 3. _oin_ 4. _oftnes_

Below you will find several sets of letters. If you add the same letter to both the beginning and the end of the group, you will have formed a real word. For example, _REA_ would become “DREAD” when a D is placed at the beginning and the end. Put your answers in the comments without peeking at what other people have written. 1. _ubia_ 2. _hrea_ 3. _he_ 4. _are_

Below you will find several sets of letters. If you add the same letter to both the beginning and the end of the group, you will have formed a real word. For example, _REA_ would become “DREAD” when a D is placed at the beginning and the end. Put your answer in the comments without looking at what other people have said. 1. _quat_ 2. _ero_ 3. _inimalis_ 4. _ro_

Each phrase is a clue about a particular person. You will find that two (sometimes more) letters have been replaced in the clue by stars. The missing letters will be used to begin each word of the answer. For example, if the clue was “Talksho* H*st,” you would figure out that it is a talkshow host with the initials “O.W.” (Oprah Winfrey) 1. *urrealistic *rawer: __________ 2. low*r cas* poetry s*ribe: _________ 3. Comman*er, Freela*ce Writing Jobs: __________ 4. Jeop*rdy! Know-I*-All: __________ Leave your answers in the comments. How many can you get without looking them up?

So, I have a new game for us to try out here at the Other Stuff blog today. I call it stars because it uses asterisks, and because it usually deals with famous people. Here’s how it works: Each phrase is a clue about a particular person. You will find that two (sometimes more) letters have been replaced in the clue by stars. The missing letters will be used to begin each word of the answer. For example, if the clue was “Talksho* H*st,” you would figure out that it is a talkshow host with the initials “O.W.” (Oprah Winfrey) [Read more…]

It seems like you’re enjoying the idea of word games here on the Other Stuff blog. Sweet! Let’s try another round of Double Ds. Below you will find several sets of letters. If you add the same letter to both the beginning and the end of the group, you will have formed a real word. For example, _REA_ would become “DREAD” when a D is placed at the beginning and the end. 1. _eve_ 2. _ar_ 3. _atc_ 4. _atastrophi_

Below you will find several sets of letters. If you add the same letter to both the beginning and the end of the group, you will have formed a real word. For example, _REA_ would become “DREAD” when a D is placed at the beginning and the end. How many of the following can you get? Go ahead and post your answers without looking at what other people have left in the comments. We’re using an honor code here, by the way. 1. _RIM_ 2. _EDIU_ 3. _OADSTE_ 4. _ISBAN_

First of all, I’ll give a big shoutout to whomever can answer the question in the title by telling me the name of the game it alludes to. My plan since taking over has been to play some word games here on the Other Stuff blog. Theoretically, those of us reading it are writers, after all, and who likes a good word game more than we snobs? Plus, there’s the added incentive of competition, excitement, and possible recognition as a smarty-pants. What’s not to love? I promise that this is something I planned to do long before Deb announced that [Read more…]