# The Daily Feud: Words and Names by RickJay \[Game Over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 22, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-words-and-names-by-rickjay-game-over/482520 "2009-01-22T21:14:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-words-and-names-by-rickjay-game-over/482520/21 "2009-01-22T22:13:36Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > 1. I can’t find how to correctly spell “Zhoonay Say Kwah”, so I’ll go with \*\*Doppelganger \*\*… sorry, no umlauts. je ne sais quoi Doppelgänger > [@This'll Do](#): > > I say “penultimate” is a perfectly good answer! If only it had been #9 . . . ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2009, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-words-and-names-by-rickjay-game-over/482520/22 "2009-01-22T22:18:30Z")
1. The 2. Their 3. Library 4. Flee/ Flea 5. Steamy 6. Truck/ Lorry 7. Umami 8. Paris 9. River Phoenix 10. Vagina ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2009, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-words-and-names-by-rickjay-game-over/482520/23 "2009-01-22T22:26:33Z")
1. the 2. its 3. library 4. their/there/they’re 5. boiling 6. lift/elevator 7. schadenfreude 8. Paris 9. Dakota Fanning 10. literally ---
**Author:** ![kenner116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kenner116](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenner116)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-words-and-names-by-rickjay-game-over/482520/24 "2009-01-22T22:31:44Z")
1. the 2. like 3. ask 4. bear / bare 5. blistering 6. toilet / loo 7. schadenfreude 8. New York 9. Orlando Bloom 10. literally ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-words-and-names-by-rickjay-game-over/482520/25 "2009-01-22T22:33:19Z")
> [@criminey.jicket](#): > > Tough feud, **RickJay**! In his defense, I changed up some questions to make it easier to score. After looking at these answers, I don’t think I succeeded! 😃 It’s a totally fun one, though! ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-words-and-names-by-rickjay-game-over/482520/26 "2009-01-22T22:42:05Z")
1. the 2. lose/loose 3. February 4. too/to/two 5. torrid 6. Elevator/lift 7. schadenfreude 8. Paris, TX 9. Paris Hilton 10. Ironic ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2009, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-words-and-names-by-rickjay-game-over/482520/27 "2009-01-22T22:45:41Z")
1. Their 2. Misspell 3. February 4. Lead, led 5. Stolen 6. Gas, petrol 7. hors d’oeuvres 8. Boston, Massachusetts 9. Paris Hilton 10. Inconcievable Geez, on review I can see I’ll be near the bottom of the polling! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Key\_Lime\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/48db29/32.png) [@Key\_Lime\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Key_Lime_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2009, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-words-and-names-by-rickjay-game-over/482520/28 "2009-01-22T23:31:18Z")
1. the 2. occasion 3. Moscow 4. sweet/suite 5. warm 6. trunk/boot 7. je ne sais quoi 8. Paris, Texas 9. Dakota Fanning 10. literally ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2009, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-words-and-names-by-rickjay-game-over/482520/29 "2009-01-22T23:43:05Z")
1. the 2. supersede 3. often 4. I / eye 5. warm 6. trunk / boot 7. Schadenfreude 8. London, Ontario 9. America Ferrera 10. disabuse ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-words-and-names-by-rickjay-game-over/482520/30 "2009-01-22T23:49:42Z")
1. the 2. they, their, there 3. February 4. I, eye 5. warm 6. trunk/boot 7. schadenfreude 8. Paris, TX 9. Paris Hilton 10. literally ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-words-and-names-by-rickjay-game-over/482520/31 "2009-01-23T00:03:14Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > 1. Bass and Bass Homo_phone_. :smack: I did a homograph. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-words-and-names-by-rickjay-game-over/482520/32 "2009-01-23T00:31:31Z")
1. The 2. Misspelled 3. February 4. Sole/soul 5. Boiling 6. Truck/lorry 7. Schadenfreude 8. Paris, Texas 9. River Phoenix 10. Literally ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-words-and-names-by-rickjay-game-over/482520/33 "2009-01-23T00:48:09Z")
1. The 2. accommodate 3. aluminum 4. two/to/too 5. blazing 6. car hood/bonnet 7. deja vu 8. New York 9. John Denver 10. ironic ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-words-and-names-by-rickjay-game-over/482520/34 "2009-01-23T00:59:31Z")
1. The 2. Weird 3. Library 4. two/too/to 5. Warm 6. sweater/jumper 7. schadenfreude 8. Paris, TX 9. Paris Hilton 10. Penultimate ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-words-and-names-by-rickjay-game-over/482520/35 "2009-01-23T01:19:25Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. Name a word that is frequently typed incorrectly in Internet usage. > 2. Name a different word that is frequently misspelled, on or off the Internet. > 3. Besides nuke-yoo-lar, name a word that that you think is often mispronounced, whether or not it is an accepted regional difference. (Sounds wrong to your ears.) > 4. Name a homophone (two words that sound the same but have different meanings.) > 5. Name a synonym for hot. > 6. Name two English words meaning the same thing that are different in the United States and United Kingdom, such as “Apartment/flat.” (Don’t use the example!) > 7. Name a non-English word or phrase that is used in English because English has no exact synonym. (\*Please \*look up the spelling for me!) > 8. Name a city in the Americas that is named after a city in Europe. > 9. Name a movie star that has the same (first or last) name as a place. > 10. Name an English word that is frequently used in a way that demostrates the user doesn’t know the word’s correct definition. 1. the 2. misspell 3. February 4. two, to, too 5. steamy 6. hood/bonnet 7. voila 8. Paris (Texas) 9. Jack London 10. bemused ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-words-and-names-by-rickjay-game-over/482520/36 "2009-01-23T01:51:55Z")
1. the 2. personnel 3. terror 4. too / two / to / tu 5. sexy 6. gasoline / petrol 7. chutzpah 8. New York City 9. Chevy Chase 10. inflammible 11. aka “teh” 12. Often misspelt as “personell.” 13. Often pronounced as “terrah.” 14. I was tempted to say **OpalCat**. 15. English does not have any word strong enough to cover all the nuances of this one Yiddishe word. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-words-and-names-by-rickjay-game-over/482520/37 "2009-01-23T01:53:42Z")
1. The (teh) 2. restaurant 3. Wash 4. sun/son 5. blazing 6. Lift/Elevator 7. je ne sais quoi 8. Moscow, Idaho 9. River Pheonix. 10. irregardless ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-words-and-names-by-rickjay-game-over/482520/38 "2009-01-23T01:55:06Z")
1. The 2. Atheist 3. Aunt 4. Their/There 5. Smokin’ 6. Trunk/boot 7. Sabotage 8. Paris, Texas 9. Joaquin Phoenix 10. Ironic (1. ‘Teh’) (9. Hey, both!) (10. Isn’t it?) ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-words-and-names-by-rickjay-game-over/482520/39 "2009-01-23T02:01:00Z")
1. the (teh) 2. separate 3. pen 4. there/their 5. warm 6. elevator/lift 7. deja vu 8. Paris 9. America Ferrera 10. penultimate ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-words-and-names-by-rickjay-game-over/482520/40 "2009-01-23T02:03:30Z")
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