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Robert Hutchinson

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Pyramid WC query
« Reply #30 on: July 12, 2008, 04:38:40 PM »
I've known about "a Great Lake" for THINGS THAT ARE SUPERIOR being an example of a possible end-run clue for years. But it only just occurred to me that there's a much better reason to buzz it: "great" and "superior" are synonyms.

(Confirmed by M-W, in case anyone's wondering, although there is always room for personal disagreement.)
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mrchips

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Pyramid WC query
« Reply #31 on: July 12, 2008, 07:15:27 PM »
[quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson\' post=\'190740\' date=\'Jul 12 2008, 03:38 PM\']I've known about "a Great Lake" for THINGS THAT ARE SUPERIOR being an example of a possible end-run clue for years. But it only just occurred to me that there's a much better reason to buzz it: "great" and "superior" are synonyms.[/quote]
Beats having to parse the article "a"--an arbitrary Great Lake (which you cover above) or one of them in particular?

/ain't English wonderful?
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