Andy Murray forgot his mum

That thing about chips on shoulders was really interesting!! "The things you learn on GN" (could almost be the title of a thread!!)

Interesting..I hope I need to use that info sometime..I might impress someone We have a lot of dictionaries for various things, e.g. slang, Phrase & Fable etc. DH can read and retain info.. I can read, find info interesting but often fail to retain!

The sort of thing Susie Dent explains on Countdown!

Apologies for the diversion

Oh, it's OK, Google was my friend.

Didn't read yesterday's donations to this thread. Have just read them. Well, well. Chips on shoulders comes to mind in some quarters.

Can someone please explain that expression to me? I suppose it really means a chip off a shoulder, or does it mean someone is carrying a heavy log and getting bad-tempered with the world because of it?

I do the same with Scrabble words the computer comes up with – look up their meanings and promptly forget them – but it helps at the time

Stansgran now you have the link from feetlebaum I'm expecting great things from you

I love my Kindle for the instant link to a dictionary for any word I don't know. Most likely I'll forget the meaning but it makes me feel I'm improving my mind.

stansgran When on the laptop I just open another window to look up unknown words then pop back to the original window I am using. When doing crosswords in the paper I always use the OED or Chambers! A mixed economy!

That's my weight bearing exercise done for today anyway -who needs to go to the gym?

Well, I did say 'most'...

Perhaps I should have said 'some'.

Not necessarily, Ana - OED in the study usually.

This is useful Stansgran - bookmark it: www.onelook.com

Has loads of dictionaries and looks your word up in all of them!

I think most of us look up the meaning of unknown words online, Stansgran.

How do people look up a word find an alternative and pop back on to type screeds? Are you all pitmans starred pupils? How do you do it? I haven't got as far as the bookcase yet. I think I agree with everyone so far .

I agree there are a lot of random comments that have no apparent link to the OP but not sure if that counts as apophenia. Or deserving are you suggesting that the personal sniping that goes on on a variety of threads appear random but in fact are predictable as they follow a pattern?

Help

I don't think mixed singles is yet a possibility although I understand Serena Williams and Andy Murray are planning a match in Vegas.

As to opinions being seen as relevant - they seem to be discussed/agreed with/dismissed in equal measure.
PS apologies if I am being picky - what do you mean by apophenia? Did you mean apopthegm?

Bit of projection onto others going on?

I grasped the point!!

Now, i assume that we have all, by now, looked up the meaning of apophenia and are wondering how on earth it fits the context of what D is saying. Nuff said. I give up.

GN I wouldn't have thought you would have had difficulty understanding, not trying to have me barred are you? (and to help, I don't mean marked with stripes)
I referred to an interpretation of the word, jaundiced, or more correctly, so that some will not get even more confused,several meanings associated with the word.
Well done Nonu, you seem to have grasped the point.Seems that only opinions that coincide with those opined by the regulars are considered relevant,as was said,I pop up now and then to see if any progress has been made with the quality, and to see how bumptious some can get when on "high horses".do not wish to discombobulate those that bother to read what is said, but often it seems that apophenia takes over.
We all have opinions, some are best kept to ourselves, commenting on others opinions rather than the subject is apparently still more edifying to the old stagers.
As has been touched on,probably without realising, SPORT, is a business, its a money making racket, (no pun intended} we seem to thing winning is the only reason for existence, I would have liked to see a match between mother Teressa and perhaps Ghandi, where a handful of rice was NOT involved.

I thought some of the barbs were directed at me. Not that it bothers me.

Tegan Me too with flying balls!

Well he is pretty chuffed they are 11th in the premier league.

As for getting him Stateside gets moans about "I will be missing so & so match , do you know what , I DON"T CARE !

i must be an awful wife , wish I was one of them 50 "s wives , LOL