On 7/6/2023 at 5:15 AM, save the frogs said:

You want games?
I got a game.

Ladies & Germs ... 

expand your vocabulary with the Aseannow Vocabulary Multiple Choice Quiz Game Show!

 

Is GammaGobulin:

a) verbose

b) turgid

c) long-winded

d) bombastic

e) cheeky

 

f) discursive

On 7/6/2023 at 7:14 AM, save the frogs said:

haha. never heard that word.

i'm sure it's used in the harry potter books. 

Andrew Eldritch - Lead singer with the UK goth band Sisters of Mercy

Long before the advent of PCs and mobile phones, let alone Anki, my father adopted a rather more scattergun approach to extending his vocabulary.  

 On winter nights, when he couldn't work on his beloved garden, he would simply open his dictionary at a random page and alight upon a word he was unfamiliar with and record both it and its meaning to memory.  

 

 

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On 7/5/2023 at 3:09 AM, GammaGlobulin said:

Dear Friends,

 

This is a POST for my very DEAREST Friends on ye old farang pub, my most Special Friends, and YOU know who you are. I am speaking to my SEPTUAGENARIAN cohort, of course, as well as to anyone here, in particular.

 

I hereby throw down the gauntlet to all you SEPTUAGENARIANS reading these glorious words.

(and what is the demographics of this group anyway?)

 

I bring you a message of hope and a fun challenge designed to prevent the further dwindling of the scope and breadth of your existing English vocabulary, however meager it might be!

 

Nay, Gentlemen, I propose a competition which can REJUVENATE not only your mind, but also your body and soul.  Language is what makes us human. It’s an indisputable fact. The more words at your fingertips the more human you may see yourselves, though others may not.

 

Of particularly note, there seems to be a septuagenarian golpher in this pub who often seems to imply that he knows more words than we.  I do not know about WE, but I believe he knows more English words than me, if only by the hair of his chinny chin-chin.

 

I am not saying that we should expand the breadth of our English vocabulary for the sole purpose of impressing others on this forum, for such would be a fool's errand.

 

Let’s just say that such a challenge as I intend to present to you now is one that you might find fun, one that might keep you out of trouble, and one that is worthy of your time, unlike some other pursuits in Pattaya which may be considerably less worthy.

 

In addition, I had once thought of taking up this challenge, myself, but then soon realized that I lacked the motivation to carry it through. But now, if I can find just a few others to climb this mountain with me, perhaps this is the incentive that has, hitherto, been lacking.

 

Without further discussion, the following explains how you play this challenging game, and I hope you are able to enjoy it, “Long Time”:

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Now I realize that some of you may say to yourselves things like, “I will NEVER use all those words. Those words are not even the words I will use when talking to my friends about “a good lay”, meaning a good lie in the context of golfing.”  But I warn you that, if you even THINK such thoughts, then you are missing the entire purpose and spirit of this game.

 

Also, as I shared in my recent somewhat-related OP, let’s keep in mind that people aged 70 and 80 still retain sufficient linguistic ability to significantly improve their English vocabulary. In that great OP, I shared a graph demonstrating that vocabulary and linguistic ability only begins to taper off gradually, maybe a total of 10 percent by age 80, beginning at its peak at age 55 or 60. Therefore, please keep this in mind while playing The GAME.

 

THE GAME…..

 

This game is designed to maintain your knowledge of English vocabulary skills, your cognitive abilities, and your overall feeling of adequacy as you live your everyday lives.

This game does not promise you a rose garden, just as Patsy Cline never promised, either.

 

Setting up the GAME….

 

a. Please open your browser, if you have one, and search with google-search for the term ANKI.

b. Click on “ANKI-powerful, intelligent flashcards”.

c. Click on DOWNLOAD (Please note that ANKI is free for use only for the OSes Windows, Linux, and Android.  If you are using the Apple OSes, then I pity you because ANKI for Apple OS is NOT free (Jobs was a control freak, and users must pay the price). Anki is free for Linux, Windows and Android. After clicking on the DOWNLOAD button, and using Anki for Windows as our present example, (and please choose the ANKI 2.1.65 Qt6 download, by the way, please just follow the easy instructions to setup this app on either your computer or your mobile device.  IF you intend to use ANDROID, then please just refer to GOOGLE PLAY’s directory of Android apps, and set it up on your phone or Android tablet..Easy Peasy, even a child can do it.

d. You will need to set up your personal ANKI account using a User ID, which is your email address, plus some password of your choosing.  Simple.

e. After you have set up your ANKI account, after having installed ANKI on your computer, your phone, or your tablet, then you are ready to go.  And we will now proceed to the next step which is….THE GAME!

e2. I suggest that you set up ANKI on ALL of your devices so that you can play this game “everywhere you go” using phone, laptop, desktop, and tablet. Some guys like to play this game with all those cute young things in Pattaya, even, on their mobile devices!!!!

 

f. The next step:

Please find this link by using your browser:   https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/2430987595

What is this link?  This is the ANKI Vocabulary Flashcard Deck:  “GRE Master Word List - 5000+ Words”

 

HOW TO: How do I add this flashcard deck to my ANKI app:  Please open your ANKI app on your DESKTOP computer.  THEN…Click on this link.  The link should automatically be downloaded and installed to your ANKI app.  If this does not work, then…download this link to your computer and open ANKI app.  Next, go to FILE and click on FILE.  You will see a menu. Click on the IMPORT button in this menu.  And….You are SET and ready to play.

 

Gee! I just hope I haven’t overlooked any important steps. If I have, then please let me know, or, just post a question to the ANKI SUPPORT forum.  Everybody on the ANKI support forum is super helpful!  Believe me.

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When first beginning to play this game, many of you will begin to crab and complain, saying, “This Game is just too EASY!”.  But, please do not fret.  ANKI will remember the words you know, and ANKI will soon begin to show you the words you DON’T know, and, very soon, you will stop your complaining.

 

You know, Guys, for the past three years, during our lockdown, I have been trying to play this GAME with the washerwoman that maintains our GuestHouse, and she loves it. Fun as this has been for me, I would rather play this game with you.  ANKI has a fantastic statistics function which allows two or more players to compare notes, concerning their respective progress. This is NOT a contest. I repeat, I do not envision this GAME as being a competition. Here in Asia, in this culture, we do not like to compete, so much as we prefer a more collective and inclusive experience with our aging friends.  Again, this is not a possing contest (intentional typo)!

 

You know, Guys, that some of you may have occasionally been given the impression that some of my comments and posts were a bit weird, even though you were just too polite to voice your concerns.  This is why I decided to devote a few hours to document and share this GAME with you.  You have been nice to me, and I want to reciprocate in my own way.

 

By the way: This TOPIC, this POST, is DEFINITELY NOT a Joke!  I will post below a screenshot of this game running on my computer.  I uploaded this flashcard deck to my computer several years ago, but lacked the intestinal fortitude to persevere to the bitter end. During the lockdown, I lost my mojo, I think.  But now ...I'M BACK, completely reinvigorated, and I want to see what happens if I play this game several times per week for the foreseeable future. 

 

About the ANKI algorithm for effective “spaced-repetition” practice, ANKI works BEST if you never miss a day. Med Students around the world swear by the effectiveness of the ANKI app.  I have been using it for many purposes during the past decade, such as for teaching, etc.

 

So anyway, I wish you luck and enjoyment playing this GAME, and may the best person WIN, meaning you.

 

Hoping you stay cognitively fit,

While keeping me updated of your progress in the comments below,

Yours truly,

Gamma 

 

NOTE:  ENJOY!  This is my gift to you that keeps on giving.  Obviously, I did not type up this OP on my NOTE4. And so, hopefully my writing has improved a bit, resultantly.

 

I am sure all of the above represents effort on my part which I know will prove to be time well spent.

 

The flashcard deck linked above (The GRE Master Deck) has been created by some kind soul using BARRON'S GRE vocabulary list, as well as his own additions, so he says. And I dearly hope that this offering will not be too easy for your purposes.

 

FINAL NOTE:  This OP is a follow up to my previous OP, “Linguistically Speaking”, in which many of you commented concerning various strategies you use to stay Cognitively Fit.  After reading your comments, I felt compelled to provide you with what I consider to be an even better option, even though I realize it is probably not for everyone. Still, kindly give it a try before you pass judgment.

 

The person who maintains the ANKI app, IMHO, is a SUPERHERO, and a NICE Guy! Likewise, the guy who maintains the AUDIO Function for ANKI (AwesomeTTS) is a heck-of-an awesome dude, and I have corresponded with him on several occasions, years ago.

 

Lastly:  ALL constructive comments and criticism is most welcome in the comments section below!

 

WOW!, Guys, I just glanced at the clock and I was shocked to see that I have put 2.5 hours of my time into this labor of love, explaining the rules of this GAME, for you, and for FREE. No thanks is necessary…Of Course!  (I had considered waiting for a Sunday Morning to post this OP, but I just couldn’t wait…I was THAT excited to share this GAME with you!)

 

At least, I DID wait for the start of the Raining Season here in Thailand when this GAME will be more entertaining.

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And, as you can plainly see, I held myself in check, and I used NO BIG WORDS in the composition of this OP.  Hope one of you will congratulate me on this, too….

 

Additionally, I realize that there are some super-smart guys in this pub. So, I can accept that this GAME may not be sufficiently intellectually stimulating for you. I know it!

 

As ZELDA would often say: “She refused to be bored chiefly because she wasn’t boring.”

 

 

FINIS….

 

Oh!…just one more thing:  This OP has been brought to you by the Chinese tea harvesters slaving away in the mountains of Sichuan.  Speaking of Tea, it pays to always choose the best one can afford.

 

 

 

Eh?

1 hour ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Eh?

Ghost of Christmas Past, probably.