Find an odd man out (and add to the list)

bus
cab
exam
gym
taxi

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On 19/05/2020 02:53, gerson wrote:

Find an odd man out (and add to the list)

bus
cab
exam
gym
taxi

I can't find an odd man out! That is, I can see a clear link between all
five words. If my link is the one you have in mind, then the following
words would also belong in the group:

cop
cox
gyro
kilo
plane
radio


But these would not:

bicycle
salon
test
tractor
train
tram

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Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
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In article <ra11jv$fls$1@dont-email.me>,
Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> wrote:

On 19/05/2020 02:53, gerson wrote:

Find an odd man out (and add to the list)

bus
cab
exam
gym
taxi

I can't find an odd man out! That is, I can see a clear link between all
five words. If my link is the one you have in mind, then the following
words would also belong in the group:

cop
cox
gyro
kilo
plane
radio

But these would not:

bicycle
salon
test
tractor
train

Ok so far.

tram

???

-- Richard

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On 19/05/2020 17:54, Richard Tobin wrote:

In article <ra11jv$fls$1@dont-email.me>,
Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> wrote:

On 19/05/2020 02:53, gerson wrote:

Find an odd man out (and add to the list)

bus
cab
exam
gym
taxi

I can't find an odd man out! That is, I can see a clear link between all
five words. If my link is the one you have in mind, then the following
words would also belong in the group:

cop
cox
gyro
kilo
plane
radio


But these would not:

bicycle
salon
test
tractor
train

Ok so far.

tram

???

Yup.

I was sure, but because it's you I checked again.

I'm still sure.

If you're thinking of Benjamin O (1764-1805), the term pre-dates him.

And if that means nothing to you, perhaps we have discovered different connections (although if that's the case, I'm startled by the number of
"Ok so far" coincidences).

--
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
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"Richard Heathfield" wrote in message news:ra11jv$fls$1@dont-email.me...

On 19/05/2020 02:53, gerson wrote:

Find an odd man out (and add to the list)

bus
cab
exam
gym
taxi

I can't find an odd man out! That is, I can see a clear link between all
five words. If my link is the one you have in mind, then the following
words would also belong in the group:

cop
cox
gyro
kilo
plane
radio

But these would not:

bicycle
salon
test
tractor
train
tram

Yes, maybe 'gyro' and 'plane' belong in a list of their own along with 'fan'

And there is an odd man out

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On 21/05/2020 00:27, gerson wrote:

"Richard Heathfield"  wrote in message news:ra11jv$fls$1@dont-email.me...

On 19/05/2020 02:53, gerson wrote:

Find an odd man out (and add to the list)

bus

cab
exam
gym
taxi

I can't find an odd man out! That is, I can see a clear link between
all five words. If my link is the one you have in mind, then the
following words would also belong in the group:

cop
cox
gyro
kilo
plane
radio


But these would not:

bicycle
salon
test
tractor
train
tram

Yes, maybe 'gyro' and 'plane' belong in a list of their own along with
'fan'

And there is an odd man out

Vs V'z ng yrnfg oebnqyl evtug, gura gur pbaarpgvba vf gung gur jbeqf ner fubegrarq sbezf bs ybatre jbeqf.

Va gur tebhc:

ohf sebz bzavohf, pno sebz pnoevbyrg, rknz sebz rknzvangvba, tlz sebz tlzanfvhz, gnkv sebz gnkvpno juvpu vf vgfrys sebz gnkvzrgre pnoevbyrg.
Guvf qbhoyr fubegravat znl znxr gnkv gur BC'f bqq bar bhg.

pbc vf sebz pbccre, pbk sebz pbkfjnva, tleb sebz rvgure nhgbtleb be
tlebfpbcr, xvyb sebz xvybtenz, cynar sebz nrebcynar (nygubhtu bs pbhefr
cynar pna nyfb qrfpevor n syng fhesnpr be n gbby fb vg zvtug unir gb tb
va n fhotebhc), enqvb sebz enqvbgryrtencul.

Fbzr zvtug jnag gb cynpr genz va gur yvfg gbb ba gur tebhaqf gung vg vf
n pyvccvat bs Orawnzva Bhgenz, n cvbarre va gur svryq. Ohg gur grez vf
byqre guna ur vf.

Comments?

--
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
Sig line 4 vacant - apply within

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In article <ra5ksr$106$1@dont-email.me>,
Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> wrote:

Fbzr zvtug jnag gb cynpr genz va gur yvfg gbb ba gur tebhaqf gung vg vf
n pyvccvat bs Orawnzva Bhgenz, n cvbarre va gur svryq. Ohg gur grez vf
byqre guna ur vf.

Vg vf, va vgf hfhny frafr, n fubegravat bs genz-pne ("be gur yvxr",
nf gur BRQ fnlf). Gur rneyvre zrnavat bs genz jnf gur genpx ba juvpu
vg ena.

-- Richard

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In article <ra5v05$29t$1@dont-email.me>,
Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> wrote:

Ohg V pbaprqr gung BRQ cebonoyl gehzcf Jvxgvbanel. :-)

Gur BRQ'f ragel vf engure ybat, fb V jba'g ercebqhpr vg nyy,
naq gur Trezna rglzbybtl lbh dhbgr nccrnef gb or qrevirq sebz vg.
Gur BRQ tbrf ba gb fnl:

Gur fcrpvsvp frafr svefg sbhaq va Fpbgpu vf 'gur genz bs n
oneebj'. Gur shegure frafr-qrirybczrag cerfragf znal qvssvphygvrf,
puvrsyl sebz gur fpnepvgl bs rneyl rknzcyrf, naq gur snpg gung gur
inevbhf frafrf ner sebz frcnengr ybpnyvgvrf, fb gung gurl pnaabg or
gnxra nf fubjvat nal trareny qrirybczrag. Ohg oenapu VV, va juvpu
genz vf n zvaref' grez sbe gur iruvpyr sbe pneelvat pbny be ber (va
vgf qrirybczrag sebz n unaq-oneebj, be ng yrnfg n fyrqtr, gb n fznyy
4-jurryrq veba jntba) znl, ba gur cevapvcyr bs cnef ceb gbgb, unir
nevfra bhg bs gung bs 'oneebj-genz' va V. Oenapu VVV vf zber
qvssvphyg, naq vf gur pehk bs gur jbeq. Ohg vs vg jnf fubeg sbe
fbzrguvat yvxr 'genz-genpx', vg zvtug unir nevfra bhg bs VV; naq vs
vg jnf nccyvrq cevznevyl gb gur jbbqra ornzf be 'envyf' ynvq nf
jurry genpxf, vg zvtug pbaprvinoyl tb onpx gb gur Ybj Trezna frafr
bs 'onyx' be 'ornz': rivqrapr vf jnagvat. Sebz VV be VVV hfrq
nggevohgviryl pnzr genz-ebnq (va hfr va 1800), naq gur yngre
genz-jnl (va hfr va 1825); nyfb genz-pneevntr naq gur zbqrea
genz-pne, xabja va 1868 naq 1873 erfcrpgviryl, naq orsber 1880
fubegrarq va cbchyne Ratyvfu hfr gb genz, oenapu VI, juvpu guhf ol
n pvephvgbhf pbhefr 'unexf onpx' gb n frafr nxva gb oenapu VV.

("Zbqrea" ersyrpgf gur snpg gung gur ragel unf abg shyyl hcqngrq fvapr
vg jnf choyvfurq va 1914.)

Gur oenapurf ersreerq gb ner:

V. N funsg bs n oneebj be pneg.
VV. N senzrjbex, oneebj, be gur yvxr, ba juvpu ybnqf ner qenttrq,
pneevrq, be fhccbegrq.
VVV. N genpx bs jbbq, fgbar, be veba; n genz-ebnq be genzjnl.
VI. Fubeg sbe genz-pne a. be gur yvxr.

Bs pbhefr vs lbh jrer gb nethr gung vg rkvfgf nf gur bevtvany
hanooerivngrq sbez, gur fnzr jbhyq nccyl gb "cynar".

-- Richard

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On 21/05/2020 14:04, Richard Tobin wrote:

In article <ra5ksr$106$1@dont-email.me>,
Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> wrote:

Fbzr zvtug jnag gb cynpr genz va gur yvfg gbb ba gur tebhaqf gung vg vf
n pyvccvat bs Orawnzva Bhgenz, n cvbarre va gur svryq. Ohg gur grez vf
byqre guna ur vf.

Vg vf, va vgf hfhny frafr, n fubegravat bs genz-pne ("be gur yvxr",
nf gur BRQ fnlf). Gur rneyvre zrnavat bs genz jnf gur genpx ba juvpu
vg ena.

Zl zvyrntr inevrf.

V unir:

Cbffvoyl sebz Ybj Trezna gennz (“genz; onyx be ornz, nf bs n fyrqtr be jurryoneebj; unaqyr bs n oneebj be fyrqtr; ehat be fgrc bs n ynqqre; one
bs n punve”); Fngreynaq Sevfvna genzr, geâz (“ornz bs jbbq; ornz bs n jurryoneebj; ehat be fgrc bs n ynqqre; one bs n punve”); fnvq gb or hygvzngryl sebz n ybfg Jrfg Treznavp (Vatinrbavp) jbeq. Pbzcner Zvqqyr
Qhgpu genzr (“onyx, ornz; ehat bs n ynqqre”); Zvqqyr Ybj Trezna genzr, gerzr; Jrfg Syrzvfu gennz, genzr.

Gur cbchyne qrevingvba sebz gur fheanzr bs gur Ratyvfu cvbarre genzjnl
ohvyqre Orawnzva Bhgenz (1764–1805) vf snyfr: gur grez cer-qngrq uvz.

Ohg V pbaprqr gung BRQ cebonoyl gehzcf Jvxgvbanel. :-)

--
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
Sig line 4 vacant - apply within

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On 21/05/2020 14:32, Richard Tobin wrote:

<snip>

Bs pbhefr vs lbh jrer gb nethr gung vg rkvfgf nf gur bevtvany
hanooerivngrq sbez, gur fnzr jbhyq nccyl gb "cynar".

Yes, on reflection I think I should withdraw 'plane', or at least move
it into a third group.

I'd be curious to know, now, whether the OP thinks we've cracked it, or
whether he had something else entirely in mind.

--
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
Sig line 4 vacant - apply within

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"Richard Heathfield" wrote in message news:ra63na$2gu$1@dont-email.me...

I'd be curious to know, now, whether the OP thinks we've cracked it, or whether he had something else entirely in mind.

Something else

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'bus' is formed from the end of the original word, and the other four from the beginning

bus
cab
exam
gym
taxi

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On 21/05/2020 23:17, gerson wrote:

"Richard Heathfield"  wrote in message news:ra63na$2gu$1@dont-email.me... >> I'd be curious to know, now, whether the OP thinks we've cracked it,
or whether he had something else entirely in mind.

Something else

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7

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5

4

3

2

1

'bus' is formed from the end of the original word, and the other four
from the beginning

bus
cab
exam
gym
taxi

Damn. I actually spotted that, but I didn't think anything of it. More
idiot me.

--
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
Sig line 4 vacant - apply within

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