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Re: Two opening questions

Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:28 am
by Bill Spight
Uberdude wrote:Strictly speaking, it should be "applies to end-of-the-game tedomari". It's common these days to omit the hyphens from such ad-hoc adjectives (and as a native speaker caused me no difficulty), but there is a purpose to them. I will now feel more justified when I am a grammar Nazi in the KGS kibitz. :D
Your grammar was a Nazi? ;)

Re: Two opening questions

Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:33 am
by Bill Spight
hyperpape wrote:Bill, does that mean :b5: is bad? :w4:? :w2:? :shock:
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As of a few years ago :w2: had a bad track record in pro games when Black continued with :b3:.