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Hi my dear and respectable friends, I want to ask you , what is the name of the object which is used to play "board game"
thanks ! |
26 Oct 2010
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edrodmedina
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a board? or are you asking about a die (1) or dice (more than 1) ? |
26 Oct 2010
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Lina Ladybird
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Ed, "dice" can also be used as the singular form as far as I know...  |
26 Oct 2010
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almaz
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Absolutely. You can use one, two or more dice nowadays. And the pieces you move might also be referred to as men, counters, stones etc depending on the specific game ( �a piece of pie � or �wedge � for Trivial Pursuit, for example). |
26 Oct 2010
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edrodmedina
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Gee just when u think u have a hold...they go and change the rules. |
26 Oct 2010
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almaz
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I know, Ed. I can hear my old English teacher rotating furiously in his grave. But then again, he could never understand why nobody laughed at his Anglo-Saxon jokes (in Anglo-Saxon). |
26 Oct 2010
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yanogator
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Ed,
You and I can stick together on insisting that the singular will always be "die".
"Pawn" is another name for the moving piece in a board game. I find that it is becoming pretty common in the rules that come with games, especially if the piece is shaped like a chess pawn.
Bruce |
26 Oct 2010
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almaz
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Oh, come on, chaps, never say die! |
26 Oct 2010
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douglas
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I �m "die -ing" with Ed and Bruce on this one--dice as singular is common usage, but it �s still not correct. I, and most teachers, would mark it wrong on a term paper and if it was seen on a resume it would be counted against the person.
"playing piece", "marker" or "token" are commonly used for the other item. |
27 Oct 2010
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