You like to argue huh? :) Triple jump is valuable in itself - you train your body, and that has consequent benefits. Learning strings of consecutive characte

You like to argue huh? :) Triple jump is valuable in itself - you train your body, and that has consequent benefits. Learning strings of consecutive characters characters perhaps has a memory benefit. But then, why not train your memory to get that benefit AND get a consequent benefit at the same time. Eg card counting to make money at casinos? Or actually learn English, so this becomes a vocab extension exercise? But all that effort to win....? At scrabble?!? The mind boggles. And anyway, if you were that good, no-one would want to play scrabble with you at Christmas...