Shouldn't that be the "challengee" that loses a turn?
Jody.
--- Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But in response to Len, annsan says:
>
> In tournament Scrabble(r) play , the" legit" word is
> the one in the Official
> Scrabble Players Dictionary (OSPD) (In North
> American tourneys, at least) if
> challenged, it stays on the board and the challenger
> loses his/her turn..
> The "illegit" word comes off the board and the
> challenger loses his/her
> turn."
>
> But seriously, while every dictionary has some
> _mistakes_ (hell,every book,
> for that matter) it was my impression that ALL
> words were included in a
> lexicon because of "popular usage", at one time or
> another. Including
> CAMERA, AIRPLANE, AUTOMOBILE,ASTRONAUT,PHOTOGRAPHER,
> RADIO, TELEVISION,
> MOVIES, etc, etc, etc.
>
> No language is static. Words are deleted from
> standard collegiate
> dictionaries because they are
> seldom used as often as words are added because they
> are heavily used.
>
> annsan
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