Pikes Peak. No apostrophe.
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Pikes Peak. No apostrophe.
I'm 100% for pedantry, but this is the kind of pedantry where it's useful to understand the underlying reason. And once you do, you probably don't bother to "correct" anyone anymore, because the presence or absence of an apostrophe was a totally arbitrary cartographic standards decision, not anything born of local usage or tradition. After all, the guy was Zebulon Pike, not Zebulon Pikes.opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:04 amPikes Peak. No apostrophe.
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Golf wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 7:44 pm Regarding two of this week's extra clues.
Two basic geography clues, the Beehive State and the Canada's tallest mountain, both having appeared on the shows dozens of times. Utah is currently polling at 90% while Mt. Logan is polling at 45%.
Why the difference? Both clues should be incredibly easy for a Jeopardy fan. I would have thought Mt. Logan would have polled slightly higher. Thoughts?
Non J-class people don't know anything trivia related, it's incredibly sad. I doubt 5% of those with no connection to Utah know it. I also think the same sad percentage would know Mt. Logan.DBear wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 9:01 pm Why would you think Mt. Logan would poll higher? I thought everyone, even non-J! class people, knew Utah was the beehive state.
Mt. Logan, OTOH, is a J!-level trivia item that J!-class players should know, but the average person won't.
The polling looks totally legit AFAIC.
The clue isn't "tallest mountain in Canada", it's "second tallest mountain in North America (which is in Canada)". Yes, it amounts to the same thing, but you can't discount the extra steps.Golf wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 7:44 pm Regarding two of this week's extra clues.
Two basic geography clues, the Beehive State and the Canada's tallest mountain, both having appeared on the shows dozens of times. Utah is currently polling at 90% while Mt. Logan is polling at 45%.
Why the difference? Both clues should be incredibly easy for a Jeopardy fan. I would have thought Mt. Logan would have polled slightly higher. Thoughts?
Better keep that toon handy, I'm pretty sure I'm a repeat offender. My spelling guilt ends when the wiggly red line disappears, and Lichtenstein is accepted by this board's software. (apparently there is an artist that may have made the dictionary?). I drove through this fake country four years ago and didn't have time to memorize the spelling.opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:04 amPikes Peak. No apostrophe.
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Yes, Roy Lichtenstein was a renowned pop artist. His 1962 painting "Masterpiece" sold in 2017 for $165 million.twelvefootboy wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 11:14 pmBetter keep that toon handy, I'm pretty sure I'm a repeat offender. My spelling guilt ends when the wiggly red line disappears, and Lichtenstein is accepted by this board's software. (apparently there is an artist that may have made the dictionary?).opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:04 amSpoiler
Pikes Peak. No apostrophe.
This concludes today's nitpicky spelling corrections. (Ok, probably not.)