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Poll: Solve this analogy : D is to W what M is to ? (21 member(s) have cast votes)

Solve this analogy : D is to W what M is to ?

  1. N (18 votes [85.71%])

    Percentage of vote: 85.71%

  2. O (1 votes [4.76%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.76%

  3. K (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  4. L (1 votes [4.76%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.76%

  5. Q (1 votes [4.76%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.76%

  6. H (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#1 User is offline   gwnn 

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Posted 2010-April-10, 07:52

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Posted 2010-April-10, 07:56

Can make a case for all the answers given, and some that are not given. But glad to see that the spirit of Douglas Hofstadter is alive and well and living on BBO.
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Posted 2010-April-10, 08:24

An alphabetical distance measurement problem..... <_<
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Posted 2010-April-10, 08:36

easy

there were subliminal algebraic questions in the sesame street sponsorship

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Babalu just wanted a shoulder to cry on, is that too much to ask for?
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Posted 2010-April-10, 10:38

I'd go with F, myself.
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Posted 2010-April-10, 10:39

Maybe for a dumb reason I chose N since D is the 4th letter from the beginning of the alphabet and W is 4th from the end. M is 13th from the beginning and N is 13th from the end. There are probably better reasons for this as well as better reasons for other answers. I just can't figure them out.
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Posted 2010-April-10, 12:09

I chose Q for the reason crazy4hoop states. So at least one of us has a problem with counting to 13. But that is because I always think about the Danish alphabet when counting letters. So given that the question was asked in English, obviously crazy4hoop's answer is better.
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Posted 2010-April-10, 12:53

O is the right answer. D is roundish and has a straight vertical line; W does not. M has a straight vertical line; O is roundish and does not.
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Posted 2010-April-10, 14:25

D is the 4th letter, W is the 23rd letter, so they are 19 away from each other. M is the 13th letter so + 19 = 32 so it wraps around to 32-26 which is the 6th letter, F
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Posted 2010-April-10, 14:26

Lobowolf, on Apr 10 2010, 11:38 AM, said:

I'd go with F, myself.

OMG I felt so dumb when F was not listed as an option ♥Lobowolf!
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Posted 2010-April-10, 17:30

I voted O, for DW looks like MO upside-down.

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Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


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Posted 2010-April-10, 18:19

When I first read this I thought it might be:

Day is to Week as Month is to Year

As commonly used subsets, but it's a weak analogy and Y is not an option.
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Posted 2010-April-10, 20:11

It can also be bridge defense: Down is to Win as Made is to Lose.

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Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


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Posted 2010-April-10, 21:18

Jlall, on Apr 10 2010, 03:25 PM, said:

D is the 4th letter, W is the 23rd letter, so they are 19 away from each other. M is the 13th letter so + 19 = 32 so it wraps around to 32-26 which is the 6th letter, F

THAT'S what I'm talkin' about! J-Freakin'-Lall!!!

I always kind of think of the alphabet as a base-27 number system. At red lights, if I'm bored, I see if I can make an equation from the three letters of the license plate ahead of me (using only the remainders). So if it's, e.g. IBF---, IxF=B, i.e. 9x6=54, minus a couple of 26es is 2.

Yeah, I know that's way TM F'ing I.

And my undergrad major was English. Go figure.
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Posted 2010-April-10, 21:41

D and W are both letters of the alphabet. So are M and H. so H has to be the answer.
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Posted 2010-April-11, 02:30

i choose ¶

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Posted 2010-April-11, 09:35

N for me.
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Posted 2010-April-11, 12:37

crazy4hoop, on Apr 10 2010, 08:39 AM, said:

Maybe for a dumb reason I chose N since D is the 4th letter from the beginning of the alphabet and W is 4th from the end. M is 13th from the beginning and N is 13th from the end. There are probably better reasons for this as well as better reasons for other answers. I just can't figure them out.

My reasoning was the same as Chris's.
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Posted 2010-April-11, 12:39

N was indeed correct. Why doesn't anyone want to solve the one with the cards? ;)
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Posted 2010-April-11, 13:00

That other one was too hard for me.

Is it possible to say there is one "correct" answer? In what sense, I wonder, is F not correct or less correct than N?

I looked up Hofstadter after reading dburn's post. Enjoyed this 1995 interview.
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