Sixteen years ago, when our daughter was in third grade, she did the Girls on the Run program. Each “season” of Girls on the Run ends with a 5K, for which the participating girls each asks a 16-or-over “buddy” to run with them. Our daughter asked her 20-year-old cousin to run the 5K with her. (And our daughter went on to run competitively in high school and college, and she’s now done four marathons, including Boston and Chicago. She’s running the Sydney Marathon in August of ‘26.)
Now, that cousin has her own third-grade daughter who’s been doing Girls on the Run, and she asked our daughter (who’ll turn 25 this week) to run with her. It really was a fun, full-circle moment. And it was great to see 1,000+ young girls running, plus their buddies and assorted others who just wanted to run and support the program.
Such fun. Good to see it carry through the generations.
American shipmates, why do Wordle and Phrazle say that "Latin" isn't on their word list? What do Americans call / spell the language used by the Romans?
American shipmates, why do Wordle and Phrazle say that "Latin" isn't on their word list? What do Americans call / spell the language used by the Romans?
We call it Latin. I have no idea why that’s not on their list.
And @Caissa, no I don’t think there’s a general US politics thread. The overabundance of Trump and Trump-related threads tend to suck up all the political oxygen.
American shipmates, why do Wordle and Phrazle say that "Latin" isn't on their word list? What do Americans call / spell the language used by the Romans?
The NY Times puzzles other than the crossword don't usually have proper nouns on their word lists.
I do not want to add to the proliferation by starting a thread on the Miami mayoralty results. Thnks for answering my question, Nick.
Please, don’t hold back if you want to start a thread discussing those results—not that I think I could comment much, but I’m sure others could, and I’d be interested.
While I realize Trump looms in most any discussion of American politics, a politics thread not specifically about Trump or the immediate Trump orbit (like Congress) would be a welcome change.
American shipmates, why do Wordle and Phrazle say that "Latin" isn't on their word list? What do Americans call / spell the language used by the Romans?
The NY Times puzzles other than the crossword don't usually have proper nouns on their word lists.
Bit of an update on health status. Met with surgeon today. She says liver enzymes are up probably the result of the gallstone infection. She wants to see if they will go down over the next month before she is ready to commit to surgery. Steady as she goes.
Bit of an update on health status. Met with surgeon today. She says liver enzymes are up probably the result of the gallstone infection. She wants to see if they will go down over the next month before she is ready to commit to surgery. Steady as she goes.
American shipmates, why do Wordle and Phrazle say that "Latin" isn't on their word list? What do Americans call / spell the language used by the Romans?
The NY Times puzzles other than the crossword don't usually have proper nouns on their word lists.
Bit of an update on health status. Met with surgeon today. She says liver enzymes are up probably the result of the gallstone infection. She wants to see if they will go down over the next month before she is ready to commit to surgery. Steady as she goes.
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What is the status of the gallstone infection?
From all they can tell is it's subsiding. The enzymes are going down. She just wants to play safe. Thanks for asking.
American shipmates, why do Wordle and Phrazle say that "Latin" isn't on their word list? What do Americans call / spell the language used by the Romans?
The NY Times puzzles other than the crossword don't usually have proper nouns on their word lists.
Thanks! I should have realised that!
I always remember this, but get tripped up on the proper nouns that have other non-proper uses that I forget about. "Morocco," for instance, turns up in the Spelling Bee because of "morocco leather."
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Such fun. Good to see it carry through the generations.
American shipmates, why do Wordle and Phrazle say that "Latin" isn't on their word list? What do Americans call / spell the language used by the Romans?
And @Caissa, no I don’t think there’s a general US politics thread. The overabundance of Trump and Trump-related threads tend to suck up all the political oxygen.
The NY Times puzzles other than the crossword don't usually have proper nouns on their word lists.
While I realize Trump looms in most any discussion of American politics, a politics thread not specifically about Trump or the immediate Trump orbit (like Congress) would be a welcome change.
Ah, you’re right. I forgot that.
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What is the status of the gallstone infection?
Thanks! I should have realised that!
From all they can tell is it's subsiding. The enzymes are going down. She just wants to play safe. Thanks for asking.
I always remember this, but get tripped up on the proper nouns that have other non-proper uses that I forget about. "Morocco," for instance, turns up in the Spelling Bee because of "morocco leather."