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Controversy Over Scrabble Admitting 3000 New Words

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First Posted: 05/16/11 12:53 PM ET Updated: 07/16/11 06:12 AM ET

Inspiring
 Funny
 Typical
 Important
 Outrageous
 Amazing
 Innovative
 Beautiful

Slate Magazine:

Here we go again, Scrabble fans.

A year ago, the media went bonkers over news that the venerable word game, seeking to spice things up for the youngsters, was permitting the use of proper nouns.

Read the whole story: Slate Magazine

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jasongrundy
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07:23 PM on 05/17/2011
As a nerd....I am pissed!!!!!
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fredgladys
Your Micro-bio is empty, I know, stop nagging.
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05:18 PM on 05/16/2011
I accept the fact that I would never win the world wide spelling contest, however, I like words and try to expand my vocabulary and spell correctly. Any method that will encourage people to do the same is well worth it.
I may be a tad anal but one of the reasons that obscenities painted on walls irritates me is that they are usually not spelt correctly. Possibly I should add a comment with the correct spelling to this 'artwork'.
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Marla Thurman
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06:11 PM on 05/17/2011
"Spelt" is not correct spelling.
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fredgladys
Your Micro-bio is empty, I know, stop nagging.
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05:55 PM on 05/18/2011
Spelt vb a past of spell (Collins Dictionary)
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