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In honour of the passing of the great "twice
nightly" Richard Whiteley, I propose an
academic chair of logology so that his
excellent work on standards of spelling can
be continued after his passing.
Can't believe that this British institution is
no
more. Rest easy Richard.
Surely his subject?
http://dictionary.r...arch?r=2&q=logology
[jonthegeologist, Jun 26 2005]
Sad news of Richard's passing
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4625119.stm
[jonthegeologist, Jun 26 2005]
Countdown Website
http://www.thecountdownpage.com/index.htm
[jonthegeologist, Jun 26 2005]
famously bitten by a ferret
http://www.thisisth...eatures/ferret.html
[po, Jun 26 2005]
Countdown
http://en.wikipedia...own_%28game_show%29
for the UK-impaired [calum, Jun 27 2005]
Play the letters game online!
http://rob.rubberfeet.org/b3ta/countdown/
[calum, Jun 27 2005]
her tribute made me cry.
http://breakingnews...7526466&p=y475z7y7z
[po, Jun 27 2005]
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Wow. I must have been gone a long time: never heard of this guy. |
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British word, logology? Same thing as linguistics, or nearly so, as I recall linguistics. Anyway, props to the fans of Sir Whiteley. |
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Hum, wha' the hey? Oh yeah, a man nearing a wedding date. |
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I'll give you a little latitude, but the rest is up to Hazel. |
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//Same thing as linguistics, or nearly so, as I recall linguistics// No, linguistics is the study of language (literally tongues) as a whole - logology is the study of words. |
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Farewells (as in 'fond'). |
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Cardialgy worriment? (9 and 9 letters) |
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Explosion
(9 letters)
He was famously not blown up in the Grand Hotel, Brighton in 1984 although he was standing in the hotel bar at the time. |
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<obligatory titular misreading> I misread this as "Whirley Chair of Logology" - perhaps because I am currently sitting on a whirley (i.e. rotating) chair. </otm> |
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Keeping one foot ahead of the other, I trust. [hippo]
(9 letters - chiropody), (8 letters - podiatry)
Disclaimer: I have no idea how that game is played + I'd add that it seems a bit oversophisticated for US audiences. |
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Shameless Cravatier (9 and 9) |
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... alright, 'Cravatier' doesn't exist, but it should and if it did then RW would be one of the all-time greats. (note to people without my warped sense of the English language: he was famous for having a large collection of ties) (500ish apparently). |
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Spelling's going to get a lot better in heaven. |
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Last week I got a nine letter word watching Countdown after years of pathetic failure. |
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And right after he dies. Coincidence? You tell me. |
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For those jokes and those ties spelling ought to get a lot better in hell. |
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