In honor of yesterday’s time change, this week’s challenge is to find phrases that follow the pattern T__ and T__. For example, “time and temperature” is a valid answer (time for the fall back, temperature because it’s now November, and seems a bit colder). Please note, “trick or treat” does not count, because of the “or” in the middle.
How many T__ and T__ phrases can you think of by Wednesday? I have about five so far, and hope to have 10 or more by Wednesday.
Happy November!
Today’s puzzle is a little bit different. It occurred to me over the weekend that there are several sets of opposites in which the two words begin with the same letter. For how many letters of the alphabet can you think of a set of opposites?
In my list, I will accept pairs that are not traditional opposites, such as might be found in a children’s book, but that are commonly portrayed as opposites. For example: ‘public and private’ is a good set. (I have one or two more examples for the letter P if you still want to come up with your own complete alphabet). A pair like ‘paper and plastic,’ on the other hand, is not an opposite, but a phrase that might be linked by the word “or.”
I don’t expect to find opposites for every letter of the alphabet, but I have 11 now, and I hope to have a few more by Wednesday, when I’ll post my list.
When I first thought of today’s puzzle, I was thinking of cross country, the fall sport, as my inspiration for two-word phrases that begin with the letters C___ C___. But then, I started thinking of way too many possible answers. So, here is the new challenge:
How many common two-word phrases can you think of that begin with the letters C. C. and have the same first two letters? Cross country, therefore is not a valid answer, but credit crisis is.
I already have about 15 answers, and I expect to at least double that by Wednesday, when I’ll post my list.
Have a great week!
The next big-screen installment of Harry Potter comes out next week, so this week’s puzzle uses the initials H.P.
How many two-word phrases can you think of that begin with the letters H.P. (in that order)? The phrases need to be commonly used (like Hot Potato) and not just two random words (like Hungry Platypus).
I’ll post my list on Wednesday.
Have a great day on 7/7, and then on 07/08/09!
General Motors’ bankruptcy filing is in the news today, and as of next Monday the car company will no longer be a component of the Dow Industrials average. But let’s make it part of today’s challenge, shall we?
How many two phrases can you think of with the letter pattern G.M.? Valid phrases must be in common use (like GOOD MORNING), and not simply two words that sound nice together (like GIFT MONEY).
I’ll post my list on Wednesday. Happy June!
On Monday, I asked you to think of as many two-word phrases with the pattern P___ S___ as you could. I found 32 and have listed them below. I’m sure there are dozens more, so feel free to add your phrases in the comments.
Thirty-two P.S. phrases: packing slip, Palm Sunday, pants suit, parking space, pay scale, pea soup, pear shaped, peep show, penny stock, pink slip, pinking shears, pint sized, pirate ship, pita sandwich, pizza sauce, plain sight, pond scum, poppy seeds, pork sausage, postal service, pot shot, potato salad, power struggle, power surge, prairie schooner, prime suspect, private (and public) school, private (and public) sector, Puget Sound, and pumpkin seed.
As I was thinking of people for last week’s initials, I also started making a list of two- word phrases with the pattern P___ S___ (pea soup, for example). I’ve thought of a bunch (say, 20) and I know there are lots more out there that are “in the language.” How many can you think of by Wednesday?
