Saturday Word Play- Sentenced
Followers of my blog are probably sick of me raving about Sporcle by now. Well, tough. This week's Saturday Word Play comes inspired by two of their games: The 100 Most Commonly Used Words in the English Language and Movie Title Sentences. In my version, you have to name the books on my shelf that are complete sentences. I'll give you the author and part of the title, but I've only included the most commonly used words in the English language. For instance, if I gave you
Ken Kesey: One - Over the - -
You'd tell me the answer is One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.
Got it?
As always feel free to answer all ten at home, but please only answer one in the comment section below. That way at least nine others can play along.
1. Maya Angelou: I Know - The - - -
2. Carson McCullers: The - - A - -
3. Roddy Doyle: -, - That -
4. Lionel Shriver: We - To - About -
5. Linwood Barclay: - The -
6. Mordecai Richler: - - Was -
7. Jessica Grant: Come, - -
8. Yann Martel: What - - - - ?
9. Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm: My - - A - -
10. Rene Fumoleau: - I -
Labels: Saturday Word Play, Sporcle, Titles
posted by John Mutford | 11/21/2009
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9 comments
The great thing about working until way too late at night / early in the morning is I get first kick at the can.
2. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.
As for the 100 words, I wound up with 43. Still can't figure out how the word IS didn't make it onto the list, though. Actually, when I typed in IS, BE popped up instead (at number 2). Strange.
Remi: Good job. Is, Am, Are, Was, Were, Been, or Being aren't on the list because they are considered forms of "To Be." In my examples of above, I didn't treat them as interchangeable (except in the Richler book-- I needed one word left!), even though the Sporcle creator (correctly) did.
#6: Solomon Gursky Was Here (Mordecai Richler)
I loved that book!
4. We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
I love sporcle, and take some credit/blame for introducing it to you!
1. I know Why the Caged Bird Sings
and I also am addicted to Sporcle!
That last comment was me, not sure why it posted as anon - sorry!
#5 Linwood Barclay ~ Fear The Worst
#7 Come, Thou Tortise.
and I'd never heard of Sporcle before!
8. What Is Stephen Harper Reading?