Japanese crossword «Jellyfish»
| Size: 16x17 | Picture: | Difficulty: | Added: | 12.03.22 | Author: not_per_se |
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Easy, but not boring, with a great image at the end. not-per-se, you are very imaginative in the way you create these puzzles...thank you!
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I found it quite tricky. And I'm not a novice: over 2300 puzzles completed.
replyI give up. I'm not acquainted with not-per-se. What does it mean? (I'd be interested in the etymology too, if you have it.)
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*turns bright red*
Oh, yes, of course. I'd say I knew that all along, except for the clear evidence that I didn't.
Boy, do I feel dumb.
replyOh, yes, of course. I'd say I knew that all along, except for the clear evidence that I didn't.
Boy, do I feel dumb.
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You are absolutely NOT dumb! This is one of those terms that requires tunneling through a couple of languages to get to. Per-se (from the French, (or Latin?) I think), means "like that" implying that it is the usual thing. It is a (somewhat) common expression in English. So "Not-per-se..." is a clever way to indicate the unexpected--clever on Not-per-se's part, but had to get if you are not well verses in at least one of those languages...
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If this is all wrong, please, someone let me know. I (sadly) am NOT multilangual, just interested in words (like you brumeaux 77)
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"Per se" is from the Latin, meaning "in and of itself." "It wasn't a banquet per se, but there was still an awful lot of food." There are rules that make a meal a banquet and this meal broke some of them, but it still came close.
(I'm a native speaker of English and a serving member of the Grammar Police; and I have a BA in French. So I think "dumb" is the explanation. But thanks for trying to make me feel better!)
reply(I'm a native speaker of English and a serving member of the Grammar Police; and I have a BA in French. So I think "dumb" is the explanation. But thanks for trying to make me feel better!)
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Thanks, Brumeiux 77.Cool to find out the exact meaning--I was just approximating a meaning. Gosh! looking something up??? What's that! Now I feel sorta silly ( but not bad)
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Great idea! Definitely an exercise in figuring out where each color can be placed!
replyBeautiful, quite hard for me but slog away and the result is worth it.Thank you!
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