Yesterday, I learned that when I say the word game - I think of it, descriptively, as playful, exciting, strategic, adherence, fighting spirit, business/profession and perhaps challenging.
My wonderful friend thought of it with the descriptive words such as pursuit, attack, abuse, trick, and competitive.
I think of the word game with a positive feeling -- She thinks of game with a negative feeling. Once we realized this, we also realized that we could never ever communicate in a clear way when we used this word 'game' in two totally different meanings other than play a board game. Mmmmm
Game (dictionary.com)
noun
1. an amusement or pastime: children's games.
2. the material or equipment used in playing certain games: a store selling toys and games.
3. a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules, usually for their own amusement or for that of spectators.
4. a single occasion of such an activity, or a definite portion of one: the final game of the season; a rubber of three games at bridge.
5. the number of points required to win a game.
6. the score at a particular stage in a game: With five minutes to play, the game was 7 to 0.
7. a particular manner or style of playing a game: Her game of chess is improving.
8. anything resembling a game, as in requiring skill, endurance, or adherence to rules: the game of diplomacy.
9. a trick or strategy: to see through someone's game.
10. fun; sport of any kind; joke: That's about enough of your games.
11. wild animals, including birds and fishes, such as are hunted for food or taken for sport or profit.
12. the flesh of such wild animals or other game, used as food: a dish of game.
13. any object of pursuit, attack, abuse, etc.: The new boy at school seemed to be fair game for practical jokers.
14. Informal. a business or profession: He's in the real-estate game.
15. Archaic. fighting spirit; pluck.
Game - interesting word.... How do you use it?
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