Saturday, August 28, 2010

The cruciverbalist within

For whatever reason, I can never keep these three words straight:

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.

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  1. Well, there's also:

    Dido: 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?)

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  2. ... 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!
    ... and NO: please DON'T go on!!!

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