Vocabulary for food

***Earniel*** · 10-30-2007, 08:48 AM

This is a fun game I came across: FreeRice

You get vocabulary questions you have to answer, and for each good answer you donate 10 grains of rice to the UN food programme.

It starts with easier words and then gets harder with words like deciduous, caucus, neonate and evanesce on which I seriously stumbled. And before you know it, you've made a sizable donation.

I managed to get to level 40. Enjoy!

sisterandcousinandaunt · 10-30-2007, 08:58 AM

Gee.

*moving this to the entertainment forum* *or the advertising thread* * or some thread that hasn't been posted on since 2002, but old mooters remember*

The last sane person · 10-30-2007, 09:08 AM

Say that looks pretty fun, I'll give it a shot. (if it'll load)

Edit: Oh! Made it to level 50 vocab, but was thoroughly confounded, and didn't get any higher. But wow, in a short time, it seems I've contributed a sack of rice by now!

You are both helping end hunger and sharpening your wits! (Though, at times, I was very tempted to go running to the dictionary to cheat)

**Mari** · 10-30-2007, 09:36 AM

That's a very nice initiative! I should play more and get my level up! I'm going for 50 off course

The last sane person · 10-30-2007, 09:47 AM

Whew, my brain is finished for today... But some pretty awesome words, I have quite the list of new ones to throw into a conversation, just to get some strange looks!

Nautipus · 10-30-2007, 09:52 AM

Oh, yeah. I'm definately hittin' 50 next time!

I only got 42 this time, but it's gonna happen!

tolkienfan · 10-30-2007, 11:17 AM

This is cool! I could only get to 40, but I'll keep trying. It's interesting to look at the totals page and see how the site has gained popularity and donations. Thanks EÃ¤rniel!

***Earniel*** · 10-30-2007, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sisterandcousinandaunt

*moving this to the entertainment forum* *or the advertising thread* * or some thread that hasn't been posted on since 2002, but old mooters remember*

Gee sis, is that a touch of criticism I hear? *sniffs sadly*

I could have posted it in Entertainment, but I thought it could fit here too. (Tessar, you're free to kick this thread if you don't agree.) Didn't stick it in advertisement, 'cause I thought people might find it fun discussing some of the tough words or wanted to compare the levels they reached. As for older threads, the rules state: "[..]to see if the topic has been touched recently. If it has been discussed in the past 4 pages of the forum, or the past six months, use the original topic." So no need to go looking for something I remember from years ago. Couldn't remember anything either, or I might just have added it there.

Quote:

Originally Posted by The last sane person

Edit: Oh! Made it to level 50 vocab, but was thoroughly confounded, and didn't get any higher. But wow, in a short time, it seems I've contributed a sack of rice by now!

Level 50 is the highest level, so I think you can say you rock at vocabulary!

***RÃan*** · 10-30-2007, 03:57 PM

That's fun! I made it to 43, then slid down to 42. I'll have to look up one word that was weird - "Potlatch"? It's a feast. Now I've heard of "Potluck" for a feast, but not "Potlatch"!

Anyway, it was fun, and hopefully helpful, too.

***RÃan*** · 10-30-2007, 03:59 PM

*comes back from the dictionary*

Sure 'nuff! It's an American Indian word ...

Quote:

potÂ·latchÂ· (pÃ¤t′la′)

noun

among some American Indians of the N Pacific coast,

a winter festival
a distribution or exchange of gifts during such a festival, often involving the squandering of the host's belongings

Etymology: < AmInd (Chinook) patshatl, gift

littleadanel · 10-30-2007, 05:52 PM

I see you already looked it up but I couldn't help myself.

potlach n.

A ceremonial feast among certain Native American peoples of the northwest Pacific coast, as in celebration of a marriage or an accession, at which the host distributes gifts according to each guest's rank or status.

Between rival groups the potlach could involve extravagant or competitive giving and destruction by the host of valued items as a display of superior wealth.

bwahah. [/ethnography student]

sisterandcousinandaunt · 10-30-2007, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EÃ¤rniel

Gee sis, is that a touch of criticism I hear? *sniffs sadly*

Just a wee banter.

My preference (which has the weight of law absolutely nowhere) is to keep the General forum hopping and let newer (and/or younger) posters have a little slack. I think it's discouraging to have posts moved, when you labored over something to say to a room full of cyber strangers who all seem to know each other. And that happens quite a bit, as a percentage, when folks are new. So, I saw a bit of irony in your posting this here, that's all. Being a brat, I brought it up.

Good old Robbie Burns.

"Oh what a gift, a gift to gie us, to see ourselves as others see us."

Quote:

I could have posted it in Entertainment, but I thought it could fit here too. (Tessar, you're free to kick this thread if you don't agree.) Didn't stick it in advertisement, 'cause I thought people might find it fun discussing some of the tough words or wanted to compare the levels they reached. As for older threads, the rules state: "[..]to see if the topic has been touched recently. If it has been discussed in the past 4 pages of the forum, or the past six months, use the original topic." So no need to go looking for something I remember from years ago. Couldn't remember anything either, or I might just have added it there.

hectorberlioz · 10-30-2007, 10:37 PM

Well, I contributed five bowls in fifteen minutes. Not too bad, but hardly Herculean.

The last sane person · 10-31-2007, 02:48 AM

Oh? fiffty tops? Eh, serves me right for not reading instructions.

But good lord, the last one I did had me stumped, until I remembered a strange line from shakespeare about "welkin", (which is sky) and the none of the choices were of the same...

Until I remembered firmament

***Earniel*** · 11-10-2007, 07:26 AM

According to this BBC article the game has provided already for 1bn grains of rice, capable of feeding 50 000 people for one day. Not bad for a little game on the internet.

**Nurvingiel** · 11-10-2007, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RÃ*an

*comes back from the dictionary*

Sure 'nuff! It's an American Indian word ...

That would be the Coast Salish people. It's not only a feast, but an important occasioin to ensure wealth is fairly distributed, people are keeping up their responsibilities, solializing, and probably lots of other stuff.

Anyway I got to 41. I should try more later. EÃ¤rniel I'm very impressed at your English vocab by getting to 40!! Awesome. And Sane, 50 is brilliant. You guys are smarties.

***Earniel*** · 11-14-2007, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nurvingiel

EÃ¤rniel I'm very impressed at your English vocab by getting to 40!! Awesome.

I had to dig deep to get that score. I'm certain my language exams in school were easier.

I've made my sister try the game and she got to level 45! But then again she always had a head for languages (she knows twice as many languages as I do) and she won the School Prize for English in highschool.

The last sane person · 11-14-2007, 09:12 AM

Congrats to her, but you did pretty well yourself!

Now, if only my Arabic was this good.

Nautipus · 11-14-2007, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The last sane person

Congrats to her, but you did pretty well yourself!

Now, if only my Arabic was this good.

How much do you know? (in the language thread)

10-30-2007, 08:48 AM	#1
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Vocabulary for food This is a fun game I came across: FreeRice You get vocabulary questions you have to answer, and for each good answer you donate 10 grains of rice to the UN food programme. It starts with easier words and then gets harder with words like deciduous, caucus, neonate and evanesce on which I seriously stumbled. And before you know it, you've made a sizable donation. I managed to get to level 40. Enjoy! __________________ We are not things.

10-30-2007, 08:58 AM	#2
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10-30-2007, 09:08 AM	#3
The last sane person The Black NÃºmenÃ³rean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	Say that looks pretty fun, I'll give it a shot. (if it'll load) Edit: Oh! Made it to level 50 vocab, but was thoroughly confounded, and didn't get any higher. But wow, in a short time, it seems I've contributed a sack of rice by now! You are both helping end hunger and sharpening your wits! (Though, at times, I was very tempted to go running to the dictionary to cheat) __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams. Last edited by The last sane person : 10-30-2007 at 09:42 AM.

10-30-2007, 09:36 AM	#4
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10-30-2007, 09:47 AM	#5
The last sane person The Black NÃºmenÃ³rean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	Whew, my brain is finished for today... But some pretty awesome words, I have quite the list of new ones to throw into a conversation, just to get some strange looks! __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

10-30-2007, 09:52 AM	#6
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10-30-2007, 11:17 AM	#7
tolkienfan Elf Lord Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Internet Posts: 803	This is cool! I could only get to 40, but I'll keep trying. It's interesting to look at the totals page and see how the site has gained popularity and donations. Thanks EÃ¤rniel! __________________ Don't be hasty! Thanks so much to Last Child of Ungoliant, Twista, and BeardofPants for my avatar!

10-30-2007, 03:57 PM	#9
*RÃan* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	That's fun! I made it to 43, then slid down to 42. I'll have to look up one word that was weird - "Potlatch"? It's a feast. Now I've heard of "Potluck" for a feast, but not "Potlatch"! Anyway, it was fun, and hopefully helpful, too. __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ã‘Ã¡ Ã«?* Ã³Ãº Ã©Ã¤ Ã¯Ã¶Ã¼ Ã–Ã± Ã‰ Ãž Ã° ÃŸ Â® Ã§ Ã¥ â„¢ Ã¦ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lÃ³mÃ«! AurÃ« entuluva!

10-30-2007, 05:52 PM	#11
littleadanel of the House of BÃ«or Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Eastwards. Posts: 979	I see you already looked it up but I couldn't help myself. potlach n. A ceremonial feast among certain Native American peoples of the northwest Pacific coast, as in celebration of a marriage or an accession, at which the host distributes gifts according to each guest's rank or status. Between rival groups the potlach could involve extravagant or competitive giving and destruction by the host of valued items as a display of superior wealth. bwahah. [/ethnography student] __________________ I'm good in bed - I can sleep for days

10-30-2007, 10:37 PM	#13
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	Well, I contributed five bowls in fifteen minutes. Not too bad, but hardly Herculean. __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

10-31-2007, 02:48 AM	#14
The last sane person The Black NÃºmenÃ³rean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	Oh? fiffty tops? Eh, serves me right for not reading instructions. But good lord, the last one I did had me stumped, until I remembered a strange line from shakespeare about "welkin", (which is sky) and the none of the choices were of the same... Until I remembered firmament __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

11-10-2007, 07:26 AM	#15
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	According to this BBC article the game has provided already for 1bn grains of rice, capable of feeding 50 000 people for one day. Not bad for a little game on the internet. __________________ We are not things.

11-14-2007, 09:12 AM	#18
The last sane person The Black NÃºmenÃ³rean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	Congrats to her, but you did pretty well yourself! Now, if only my Arabic was this good. __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

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