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Tinitell: A wristphone for kids
(kickstarter.com)
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gillnana
12y ago
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gillnana
15y ago
Thanks, that's really sweet. Now I know this word indirectly because of Scrabble.
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gillnana
15y ago
This is very similar to anamonics[1], which are usually used for remembering longer words. Here is a massive list of them: http://www.poslarchive.com/math/scrabble/anamonics-twl2.html [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anamonic
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gillnana
15y ago
I'm a competitive Scrabble player. While you're absolutely correct that learning arbitrary strings of letters is a part of the game, this doesn't imply that developing one's vocabulary isn't. As a result of the game, I've learned tons of wo