tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33738216.post5402737765509170790..comments2023-05-24T02:59:09.183-05:00Comments on the adVANture family blogs: The "ZEN" of ScrabbleRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11478410236929220532noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33738216.post-92127055116686650612011-03-26T13:09:01.262-05:002011-03-26T13:09:01.262-05:00It might mean "calm" in the common parla...It might mean "calm" in the common parlance, but if the OED hasn't accepted a lower-case definition then it shouldn't be accepted any more than Buddhism would be. Proper noun. Oxford English Dictionary--ultimate authority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33738216.post-65875204416946500992010-02-03T18:12:09.900-05:002010-02-03T18:12:09.900-05:00I suppose the problem then becomes, where do you d...I suppose the problem then becomes, where do you draw the line? What about product words that have come to define the category:<br />Kleenex<br />iPod<br />Google<br />...Jeremy Blanchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01519244315631189898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33738216.post-24078695101125237872010-02-03T17:42:12.312-05:002010-02-03T17:42:12.312-05:00Why are you using the "Official Scrabble Dict...Why are you using the "Official Scrabble Dictionary " for a game which you yourself say is NOT Scrabble?<br /><br />Your friend is quite right - "zen "has slipped into current usage. It means calm,relaxed, unflappable.jennyfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14585648442016069029noreply@blogger.com