Richard's Useful Lists
One-trick Words Untruisms
Reversible names Heteronyms
Silent letters Morissettes
Pet names LOTR
Quotes and Links

Please supply additions or corrections to any of the lists to richard@onetrickwords.com.

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Changes in 2008

27th August 2008. A newly identified one-trick word from RM.

26th July 2008. Thanks to new contributor TES for pointing out that transverberation is not a one-trick word.

26th July 2008. Long-time contributor to quality control KW has now contributed a new one-trick word.

24th June 2008. Two heteronyms.

18th June 2008. A one-trick word.

11th June 2008. A fictional character with a reversible name.

2nd June 2008. A new entry on the links page.

1st June 2008. An addition to the list of morissettes.

31st May 2008. An American TV chef with a reversible name.

27th May 2008. A correction to the page of heteronyms: thanks PB for pointing out that 'Real' does not belong in the list.

20th May 2008. A heteronym from new contributor EMG.

20th April 2008. An untruism from DK.

14th April 2008. A new one-trick word.

13th April 2008. A footnote on 'cous cous' and 'couscous' on the one-trick words page.

26th March 2008. The second one-trick word this month.

24th March 2008. A new heteronym.

23rd March 2008. A morissette from new contributor MS.

22nd March 2008. A one-trick word.

14th February 2008. A heteronym.

10th February 2008. A one-trick word.

7th February 2008. A new item on the links page.

7th February 2008. A new heteronym. I'm afraid I've forgotten who pointed out to me that the plural of chassis is chassis (with a different pronunciation): please would you let me know, so that I can acknowledge you here?

23rd January 2008. New contributor MT offers some heteronyms.


Changes in 2007

12th December 2007. Added a reversible name.

2nd December 2007. Added a one-trick word.

1st December 2007. Added a heteronym.

20th October 2007. Thanks EC for a correction to the list of one-trick words.

29th September 2007. Added an RSS feed (see below).

16th September 2007. Three new heteronyms.

16th September 2007. An untruism from new contributor JLW.

11th June 2007. Another one-trick word.

6th June 2007. A new one-trick word.

3rd May 2007. Two new morissettes.

2nd March 2007. A reversible name.

26th January 2007. Another reversible name from RLC.

25th January 2007. Thanks RLC for two reversible names.

16th January 2007. A heteronym.

15th January 2007. Added a link (above) to the page on what has been called the "Top Gun" aspect of the Lord of the Rings films.

14th January 2007. A classic one-trick word from RM.


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Wordplay compiled by Richard Stevens, with thanks to Amanda Ingham Adler, Bob Mynors, Bryan Wigmore, Dan Talbot-Ponsonby, Dave McCutchan, Dave Zobel, Dave Martin, David Kinder, Eleanor Glavin, Ellie Clewlow, Evaleen Davies, Fred Wheeler, Gemma Stevens, Guernsey McPearson, Irene Stratton, Jacob Stevens, Jim Ware, John Butlin, John Stevens, John Swash, Kate Welsby, Laura Stevens, Mark Baker, Mark O'Connor, Matthew Feldman, Matthias Scholz, Melody Clarke, Michael Trachtman, Mike Sokolov, Mouse Stevens, Peter Biddlecombe, Phil Saunders, Rachel Cairns, Richard Grafen, Rupert Mann, Ruth Coleman, Sally Newman, Sarah Mann, Tim Sullivan, Thomas Munro, Valerie Maxwell, Vincent Wall, Warlands Bicycles and William Rohm for contributions and corrections.