Choose and Change (New Game)
Summary: La discusión está titulada "Choose and Change (New Game)", pero lamentablemente no contiene información específica sobre el contenido de las publicaciones, ya que todas están marcadas como "None". Es evidente que varios participantes estuvieron involucrados a lo largo del tiempo, incluyendo papermoon.lady, countessalmirena, veiled-lady, y mytreechange. Sin embargo, el tema o los detalles precisos del juego o discusión son desconocidos debido a la falta de contenido textual en las respuestas.
Let's try this new game... 🙂
You have a word and have to write a sentence with an antonym of this word (it must not be a perfect antonym/opposite). The sentence must contain at least three other words (not including articles, pronouns etc.)
The next poster then chooses a word from the sentence of the previous poster (not the antonym, any other word) and builds a new sentence with the antonym of the word he or she has chosen.
For example:
START - She finished her delicious meal in no time.
The antonym of "start" is "finish/finished", so the next poster has to choose between "delicious", "meal" and "time" (the antonym can't be used) and has to write a sentence with the antonym of the chosen word and with at least three other nouns.
Let's get started... 🙂
countessalmirena
·1 year agoINTUITION - The court was full to overflowing for the sentencing of the “7-Up Killer” whose victims were so heartbreakingly young – but at last he’d been caught after five years of meticulous investigation and the hard slog of questioning, checking and follow-up.
countessalmirena
·1 year agoODDLY - The streets immediately around St George’s had been cordoned off, with security ensuring that there were no disruptions or any danger to upset the wedding of Lord Arbuthwyn (attired most conservatively in morning dress) to the Honourable Miss Cressida Mandevlin, whose wedding gown was surprisingly unflattering, considering its substantial cost and the name of the designer.
mytreechange
·1 year agoDANGER - He was unsure why his intuition was telling him to leave the building immediately, but had learned to trust those feelings, so left through the nearest exit, just in time to jump to safety as a very large tree fell on to the roof and crushed the room he had so recently been sitting in.
countessalmirena
·2 years agoDRIVE - Heat shimmered like oil suspended in the air under the intolerably white eye of midday; she was conscious of that heat in her throat, in her lips, down the back of her neck, on the soles of her feet as she placed one in front of the other, forward, unthinking, ever onward, on the long walk that took her, so slowly, so wearily, towards the only town within a thousand miles.
mytreechange
·1 year agoCONSCIOUS - Walking along the street, he was so deep in thought that he was completely unaware of the oddly dressed young woman who was behaving in a very unusual manner.
countessalmirena
·2 years agoFACE - In the thin grey light of the dawn, Miss Regina Thelknoy gathered her pink dressing-gown around her body and darted out of her cottage to cut the head off the daffodils profusely blooming in her neighbour’s garden - but to her horror, Mr Doblin was waiting for her behind a shrub and leapt out mid-snip to confront her; with a shriek she turned on her heels to scurry back to the cottage.
mytreechange
·2 years agoCOTTAGE - What a long drive it had been to reach the ruins of the ancient castle, winding around narrow laneways, and up steep, badly maintained hilly tracks, but it was completely worth it to wander around the vine covered ruins, and imagine what it would have been like to live in such a cold and isolated place.
countessalmirena
·2 years agoSMILING - It was overcast again on Skye; Adam and Fiona had chosen a poor day for their attempt at Cuillin, as the fierce rocky heights scowling down at them seemed to warn them off with an air of sullen unapproachability, and the clouds swaddling the grey welkin threatened more rain before the morning’s end.
mytreechange
·2 years agoROCKY - It had been a long day, and she was exhausted from the continuous phone calls and face-to-face interactions, so found it to be a huge relief when she could finally collapse into the marshmallowy softness of her wonderfully comfortable armchair.
countessalmirena
·2 years agoFELLOW - She drew her long tan coat around her as she paused on the steps before heading out into the chill air; the street rumbled with the distant sound of traffic, but there was only one other person passing by, and as they passed each other she saw that his face was that of a stranger.
(Oops - in my last post, I led us astray in to the land of synonyms instead of antonyms.)
mytreechange
·2 years agoCHILL - It was a wonderful day to walk in the local park, lifting her smiling face to the warmth of the sun, so very welcome after the last week of dreary cloud and drizzle, which had kept her mainly inside, preventing her usual outing and interactions with other walkers.
(Oops from my end too - I obviously didn't even notice 😕 )
countessalmirena
·2 years agoLOOKING - Blayne nervously twitched his toenails in his school shoes, trying to maintain his tough-guy demeanour in the face of Mrs Gimlosvk’s unblinking stare; she was observing his every breath as she said grimly, “If you think that you can get away with lying to me, Blayne Temple, you are sadly mistaken – so let’s take it again from the top: Who blew up the chemistry lab?”
mytreechange
·2 years agoMISTAKEN - She studied every page of the research paper conscientiously, trying to discover which step, however small, could have led to the erroneous conclusion that her fellow researchers had drawn, and which had caused a great amount of trouble when applying that result to her continuing research.
countessalmirena
·2 years agoHarbour - After a week of sailing upon waters painted with the bright palette of Apollo’s glories, in a smiling blue that curled lazily under the Greek sun, they finally decided to drop their anchor in the half-moon port at Gythion.
mytreechange
·2 years agoBRIGHT - Sometimes she wondered whether her wardrobe was rather dull, and if she should follow her sister's lead and buy some more colourful clothes, but worried that she would end up looking as if she was part of a street carnival rather than just an ordinary person going about her normal day.
countessalmirena
·2 years agoFUMES - As the acrid blackness tarred the air, she could taste ash in her tongue and a sharp causticity stung her eyes; while the bushfires raged through the dry grasses and trees, she would need to use an air purifier, she realised grimly.
mytreechange
·2 years agoDRY - The harbour had been very rough during the ferry crossing, and many of the passengers were completely soaked with sea water from the waves splashing over the rails during their evening commute.
countessalmirena
·2 years agoINDIGNITIES - The swimmer adjusted his goggles, feeling water clogging his right ear while his swimming trunks dug uncomfortably into his waist where he’d been bitten by mosquitoes - but it would all be worth it, every moment of pain, every struggle, every sacrifice, as long as he won the honours of gold at the Olympics.
mytreechange
·2 years agoPAIN - What a wonderful feeling it was, the surge of pleasure she felt whenever she visited the isolated national park, wandering around the walking tracks, hearing nothing but the wonderful bird calls, and the slight breeze rustling in the leaves, with no sign of hustling commuters or smell of exhaust fumes.
countessalmirena
·2 years agoGRINNING - It was in vain that Hyron Penkerville obsequiously adjured his distinguished subject to avoid scowling while sitting for his portrait, for the fifth Earl of Dabmorton had a face like a dyspeptic pug waiting to bite a convenient ankle while being denied a meaty bone.
mytreechange
·2 years agoANKLE - She walked quickly along the dark deserted street, giving every doorway and niche a wide berth in case a deranged assailant grabbed her wrist with the intention of dragging her into a dank cellar and subjecting her to who-knows-what indignities.
countessalmirena
·2 years agoUPCOMING - “You can’t blame me for wanting everything done for me,” remarked Isabelle in self-satisfied tones, smoothing back her hair with a nonchalant hand, “as I’m sure I was Cleopatra in a previous life.”
mytreechange
·2 years agoHAIR - He was excited to have discovered a hidden room behind the old cellar wall, but his excitement quickly changed to terror when he saw the horrible grinning skull staring at him from the top of a shiny golden plinth.
countessalmirena
·2 years agoISOLATED - Everyone in the circus knew Coco Museroi, whose personality was as vibrant as her outrageously flaming red dyed hair, and exclamations of sympathy were loud as the communal efforts to comfort Coco had all of the performers and stagehands alike offering help in the wake of the attack on her by Dinnai Caesar, the dwarf strongman who’d suddenly gone crazy.
mytreechange
·2 years agoCRAZY - Even superfans of the latest chart-topping group agreed that the prices for tickets to their upcoming tour were expensive, over-priced, and completely insane.
countessalmirena
·2 years agoMARKED - The clever slave girl had erased the cross which a spy had drawn onto the group’s headquarters, for were their plans to be uncovered, it would be the end of their chance to redeem their freedom.
mytreechange
·2 years agoCROSS - She was exploring the woods near her new home in hopes of discovering a fairy circle in an isolated clearing.
countessalmirena
·2 years agoENTIRE - Rodney admitted that he hadn’t written his assignment on his own, and that ChatGT was responsible for a portion of it - something that was painfully obvious as in his own writing, he had never used an apostrophe correctly.
mytreechange
·2 years agoWRITTEN - The assignment had been a difficult one, but it was finally finished, and the neatly typed copy had been handed in to the teacher in time to be marked.
countessalmirena
·2 years agoFORECAST - Professor Carmel Dolman could not contain her excitement as she regarded the golden circlet with its rough unpolished emerald, excavated from a recent dig in Norway; she said “This is such an important piece of history, not only because it’s exquisite workmanship and the quality of the jewel, but also because metallurgical analysis tells us this was made from gold mined from North Wales, and this circlet turning up in Norway means there is a high probability it was taken as plunder by the Vikings.”
mytreechange
·2 years agoEXQUISITE - It was so disappointing that the entire job had to be re-done due to the shoddy work done by the original creators.
countessalmirena
·3 years agoFIRM - Miss Oatsham regarded the ingratiating young man at her front door with a catechising expression, and told him, “My good fellow, I do not need my trees lopped, and I am in no danger of being fined by the council (of which I happen to be mayor), and even if I did need any tree lopping, I would be dealing only with my regular tree surgeon, not with a Johnnie-come-lately fly-by-night itinerant self-styled man-of-all-jobs who turns up at my front door!”
mytreechange
·2 years agoDANGER - Being of a nervous disposition, Felicity Filmore rarely left the safety of her own home without checking the weather forecast, the traffic report, and the police radio (which she hacked into for her own peace of mind).
countessalmirena
·3 years agoBOTHER - Aunt Mabel took a plump jam-and-cream daubed scone from the plate and bit into it with pleasure, mumbling as she ate, “You’re such a comfort to me, dear - mmm, such excellent scones, [mumble mumble] [glff] tea?”
veiled-lady
·3 years agoMUMBLING - So that she could be sure he understood her firm refusal, she made sure that every word she spoke was clearly enunciated, and easily able to be comprehended by even the most misogynistic dolt.
countessalmirena
·3 years agoFRAZZLED - Sasha Poplov had perfected his way with cocktails while working part-time during taking his First at Oxford, so he laughingly agreed to prepare some secret and delicious concoctions guaranteed to make exhausted guests invigorated.
veiled-lady
·3 years agoFIRST - His initial reaction was to leave them alone, but he worried that their disagreement would become physical, so he tried to calm the situation, which led to his final thought - why did I bother.
countessalmirena
·3 years agoWATCHING - Stella was so annoyed by her boyfriend’s late and intoxicated arrival (due to having a few drinks with some chance-met school mates after work) that she spent the entire evening ignoring his drunken antics and inappropriate jokes.
veiled-lady
·3 years agoARRIVAL - Due to the late departure of her evening train, she arrived home extremely frazzled, and was greeted by her very hungry teenage children, who were waiting impatiently for their dinner (which they were well and truly old enough to have cooked themselves).
countessalmirena
·3 years agoSAFE - Steve had a reputation for wildly reckless behaviour, so Miss Tompkins was not surprised to see that it was indeed Steve - white-faced and grimly hanging on with the tips of his fingers to the edge of the sloping roof - who had occasioned the panicked calls for help by the other boys staring up at what might at any moment turn into tragedy… if she couldn’t get the wretched miscreant down safely.
veiled-lady
·3 years agoTRAGEDY - It had been a really impossible week at work, and she had been looking forward to watching a light-hearted comedy, but her other half insisted that the latest horror movie was the only thing worth viewing.
countessalmirena
·3 years agoROCK – Darren reluctantly realised that their heavy metal group “Spawn of the Endless Night of the Devil’s Toad” was going nowhere, so he suggested one afternoon, after a hard day’s out-of-tune jamming in the garage, that they switch focus, change the band’s name to “Parsley in Motion” and play folk music instead.
veiled-lady
·3 years agoNOWHERE - He had looked everywhere, but couldn't find the beautiful gift he had bought for his partner - he knew that it was in a safe place - but where?
countessalmirena
·3 years agoOWNERS - Melanie Rebeyn had been inside for so long that she’d long since forgotten about her mobile phone (now defunct), gold-plated watch, small makeup bag full of ultra-bright green eyeshadow and caked-up mascara, and a handful of other belongings which she’d surrendered to the booking officer 36 years ago.
veiled-lady
·3 years agoMOBILE - It sometimes felt that he was between a rock and a hard place, his grandfather's stance on anything technological was so fixed, that he wouldn't even use a remote control for his old analogue television, and completely refused to use a cordless phone, let alone a modern smart phone.
countessalmirena
·3 years agoDISABLED - Suddenly the old generator began humming with power, and Mike stride back inside, saying triumphantly, “I’ve fixed it, and it should last you until you can get a repairman out here to give it some proper maintenance.”
veiled-lady
·3 years agoMAINTENANCE - The old man looked around sadly at what had once been his pride and joy, shaking his head at the disrepair caused by the disinterest and neglect of the new owners.
papermoon.lady
OP3 years agoDISPLEASURE - When her disabled son won the Paralympics, the elderly woman felt an indescribable thrilling joy.
countessalmirena
·3 years agoSMILES - The election was going very badly; Tamka Bolopa expressed his displeasure with a series of pained grimaces and occasionally burying his head in his arms.
countessalmirena
·3 years agoCARING - It is damaging to a child to be brought up in an environment of constant criticism and acrimonious neglect, which is why Mrs Adelaide Combe was disturbed by what she saw in the Biggs’ household.
veiled-lady
·3 years agoCRITICISM - The children found Mr Smiles, their new teacher, to be a great improvement over Ms Grumpypants, as he was always willing to praise their good behavour rather than punish even the slightest transgression.
countessalmirena
·3 years agoTUTOR - Jake had yet to apply for his learner permit, so he was restricted to catching lifts with his parents or getting onto his bike and cycling furiously up the hill to get to town.
veiled-lady
·3 years agoPARENTS - While caring for their young children, many people forget to make time for themselves.