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October 23

Operatic soprano

For the Wikidata item d:Q5681011 label, which is the correct order of the adjectives: "lyric dramatic soprano" or "dramatic lyric soprano"? -- Deborahjay (talk) 08:39, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

I don't think there can be a definitive answer to this, beyond some rough and ready frequency data. Google searches for me produce about 26,000 hits for the former, and just over 1000 for the latter. Henry^Flower 10:28, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

When typing the provisional Wikidata item label in English, I thought along the lines of [ADJ +] lyric soprano (227K ghits) vs. [ADJ +] dramatic soprano (166K ghits). Also, the Google search field for "dramatic" also suggested it modifying "mezzo soprano", "coloratura soprano", and the "lyric soprano" of my query. Other than consulting a academic music library for a lookup in a Groves-type lexicon, I'll leave this stet for now. -- Deborahjay (talk) 11:24, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

Jumble

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I hope all understand what I mean by this interesting word game. Can someone be kind enough to tell me where one can find them on the net. 125.62.118.108 (talk) 09:52, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

Here. --Jayron'h32 11:47, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

Thanks Jayron. Of course I already have been thru all such Google-findable sites before putting it on the RF. Alas they have nothing much to offer a fan! What I was expecting was some unique discovery by some relentless surfer like you. If possible please ask someone else who may by chance know of some good site by accidentally come across it while surfing. You know, as in other fields, sometimes excellent sites etc. remain undiscovered by bots etc of Google.

What are you looking for ? Very long words ? Obscure words ? Something else ? StuRat (talk) 23:29, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

I recall a puzzle which used to appear in newspapers, called "Jumble: That scrambled word game" or something like that. I assume that's what the OP is talking about, but I'm not aware of a source for those games or if they are still produced. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 02:20, 24 October 2017 (UTC)

Jumble still appears in the Denver Post daily. Here is the link to their online version. MarnetteD|Talk 02:26, 24 October 2017 (UTC)

Right, but the OP is apparently looking for some specific variation on that word scramble game which they can't find. We need more info to know which version they want. StuRat (talk) 03:03, 24 October 2017 (UTC)

Maybe, but since that's the OP's only edit in the last 13 months, we may have to wait a while to find out. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 14:14, 24 October 2017 (UTC)

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If this is to be closed, it should be collapsed. μηδείς (talk) 21:03, 26 October 2017 (UTC)