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Post by hhgygy on May 22, 2015 16:06:58 GMT
No, it is just a question of formulation. It does not exist "in the dictionary of" any language. On the other hand, I also gave a clue that "you have to think out of the box but strictly within this box", which means that you have to find that word within the "box" I posted as an image. That's why I thought of the word "gamer", because of your clue. But "gamer" does exist (whether it should exist is another matter). A proper noun (or nickname) is indeed a word, but to say it "doesn't exist in any language" isn't the same as saying "it doesn't exist in any dictionary". Any proper noun, invented or no, exists. That is why I misled at first, until someone pm'd me the word (and my reaction was like " duh"). Maybe "it does not exist in any language" is not a proper formulation for you but in that box it was the ONLY word that would more or less match that description. (And I am not a native speaker of English but do not see any problem with the word "gamer")
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Post by johnluke on May 22, 2015 16:49:42 GMT
That's why I thought of the word "gamer", because of your clue. But "gamer" does exist (whether it should exist is another matter). A proper noun (or nickname) is indeed a word, but to say it "doesn't exist in any language" isn't the same as saying "it doesn't exist in any dictionary". Any proper noun, invented or no, exists. That is why I misled at first, until someone pm'd me the word (and my reaction was like " duh"). Maybe "it does not exist in any language" is not a proper formulation for you but in that box it was the ONLY word that would more or less match that description. (And I am not a native speaker of English but do not see any problem with the word "gamer") Let's say that when I hear "this word doesn't exist", I'm thinking noun, not name. Like if someone says "You misunderestimated me" (like George Bush once said), that word doesn't exist in the dictionary and the language. A name is just a name. And "gamer" is fine, if very recent. But the suffix "-er" is usually tacked to a verb: play, player; read, reader; bake, baker. "Game" is not a verb. You don't "game" (as far as I know), you play. You are a player. ![8-)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cool.png) But made-up words are fine, that's how languages evolve.
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