Free Rice! Fun words!

[celticdragonfly]

17catherines hooked me on this

It's got levels. It allows me to get competitive about my vocabulary. And the longer I play, the more rice it donates to people in third-world countries.

I'm never going to get anything else done again...

Me either. This is FUN. And oh yes, the competitive streak in me loves it. The FAQ says "There are 50 levels in all, but it is rare for people to get above level 48." HAH. I have been up to 50 (yes, briefly, but still) several times.

Calling this an exercise in English vocabulary is only true if you have first clearly admitted that English "not only borrows words from other languages; it has on occasion chased other languages down dark alley-ways, clubbed them unconscious and rifled their pockets for new vocabulary." (from james_nicoll)

A lot of the more complex stuff I know from reading Georgette Heyer. So THERE to anyone who wants to decry the idea that romance books can be real and complex literature!

Comments

[cynthia1960.livejournal.com]

I flirted with 50, but I plateaued around 47.

[hopeevey.livejournal.com]

I may not get anything done again, either :)

[xinef.livejournal.com]

You quote about English should be credited to james_nicoll!