Dada: a cultural movement that began in Zürich, Switzerland, during World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1922.
Dado: a slot or trench cut into the surface of a piece of machinable material, usually wood.
Dido: according to ancient Greek and Roman sources, the founder and first Queen of Carthage (in modern-day Tunisia). She is best known from the account given by the Roman poet Virgil in his Aeneid.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
The cruciverbalist within
For whatever reason, I can never keep these three words straight:
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Well, there's also:
ReplyDeleteDido: the pop singer.
Dodo: the extinct bird
Dida: the Brazilian goalkeeper
Didi (Conn): American actress
Dede: I'm not clear what it is, but it appears to be thirty nine thousand US dollars
Dudu: Yet another Brazilian footballer. (What is it about these Brazilians?)
Doda: The Polish pop star
(Do I need to go on?)
... well, except for 'dodo' - which pops up every once in a while - the rest of these seldom if ever make it into the crossword puzzles i work daily!
ReplyDelete... and NO: please DON'T go on!!!