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What phrase does the following represent?
amiss
amiss
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Try separating the word into a three-word phrase.Answer
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I'm shocked at the low difficulty! Maybe not a lot of votes? I found that super hard. And good! lol
Livigs ....
Thanks for your visit, vote, and comment.
You have hit upon - I think - a crucial problem with Rebus riddles on a website such as this.
And .. this one IS truly difficult. Jaye (sis - LittleGreenMan) and I 'road test' all our new Rebuses with our corporate problem-solving group and this one scored an 8 on our 1-10 difficulty scale.
Rebuses are actually (sometimes) quite complex in the development of the solution and, as such, require the creative skill of ....
"See what you don't see and don't see what you see".
Example:
01. Everyone "sees" the word "amiss". It's a common word meaning that something is wrong or missing, or absent.
02. This creates a situation called 'set'. An individual's mind is now 'fixed' ('set') on a 'word' ('amiss') and the conditions of 'set' make it difficult to 'see' (for example) that it's also just a collection of five letters of the alphabet arranged in a certain order. And rearranging them into a different perception is part of the solution.
03. 'Set' is very much like the notion of Jell-O getting 'set' (hardened) into the quivering dessert we all love. Try getting Jell-O BACK into the package as a wad of loose granules !!
04. This 'hardening' of thinking makes it VERY difficult to ....
'see what we don't see'.
Thus, a lot of folks think they have been 'tricked' by a Rebus puzzle or riddle through their being manipulated by their own 'set'.
People don't like to be 'tricked' (even if it's just for fun) and therefore they denigrate the creativity of the puzzle.
That's why a lot of folks on the Braingle website give Rebuses low scores on both 'fun' and 'difficulty'. They just don't understand Rebuses.
It's also partly the problem why Rebuses get such low mileage on Braingle.
Some of the Language Judges (e.g. 'Editors') don't understand Rebuses either.
BB02
Thanks for your visit, vote, and comment.
You have hit upon - I think - a crucial problem with Rebus riddles on a website such as this.
And .. this one IS truly difficult. Jaye (sis - LittleGreenMan) and I 'road test' all our new Rebuses with our corporate problem-solving group and this one scored an 8 on our 1-10 difficulty scale.
Rebuses are actually (sometimes) quite complex in the development of the solution and, as such, require the creative skill of ....
"See what you don't see and don't see what you see".
Example:
01. Everyone "sees" the word "amiss". It's a common word meaning that something is wrong or missing, or absent.
02. This creates a situation called 'set'. An individual's mind is now 'fixed' ('set') on a 'word' ('amiss') and the conditions of 'set' make it difficult to 'see' (for example) that it's also just a collection of five letters of the alphabet arranged in a certain order. And rearranging them into a different perception is part of the solution.
03. 'Set' is very much like the notion of Jell-O getting 'set' (hardened) into the quivering dessert we all love. Try getting Jell-O BACK into the package as a wad of loose granules !!
04. This 'hardening' of thinking makes it VERY difficult to ....
'see what we don't see'.
Thus, a lot of folks think they have been 'tricked' by a Rebus puzzle or riddle through their being manipulated by their own 'set'.
People don't like to be 'tricked' (even if it's just for fun) and therefore they denigrate the creativity of the puzzle.
That's why a lot of folks on the Braingle website give Rebuses low scores on both 'fun' and 'difficulty'. They just don't understand Rebuses.
It's also partly the problem why Rebuses get such low mileage on Braingle.
Some of the Language Judges (e.g. 'Editors') don't understand Rebuses either.
BB02
(I am submitting this comment for BB02 (BadBunnee02) because he (Bro Jay) is still being made to sit in the corner with dunce-cap for calling forth errors to the Language Judges (e.g. Editors) and is being restricted on posting comments.)
Livigs ....
Thanks for your visit, vote, and comment.
You have hit upon - I think - a crucial problem with Rebus riddles on a website such as this.
And .. this one IS truly difficult. Jaye (sis - LittleGreenMan) and I 'road test' all our new Rebuses with our corporate problem-solving group and this one scored an 8 on our 1-10 difficulty scale.
Rebuses are actually (sometimes) quite complex in the development of the solution and, as such, require the creative skill of ....
"See what you don't see and don't see what you see".
Example:
01. Everyone "sees" the word "amiss". It's a common word meaning that something is wrong or missing, or absent.
02. This creates a situation called 'set'. An individual's mind is now 'fixed' ('set') on a 'word' ('amiss') and the conditions of 'set' make it difficult to 'see' (for example) that it's also just a collection of five letters of the alphabet arranged in a certain order. And rearranging them into a different perception is part of the solution.
03. 'Set' is very much like the notion of Jell-O getting 'set' (hardened) into the quivering dessert we all love. Try getting Jell-O BACK into the package as a wad of loose granules !!
04. This 'hardening' of thinking makes it VERY difficult to ....
'see what we don't see'.
Thus, a lot of folks think they have been 'tricked' by a Rebus puzzle or riddle through their being manipulated by their own 'set'.
People don't like to be 'tricked' (even if it's just for fun) and therefore they denigrate the creativity of the puzzle.
That's why a lot of folks on the Braingle website give Rebuses low scores on both 'fun' and 'difficulty'. They just don't understand Rebuses.
BB02
Livigs ....
Thanks for your visit, vote, and comment.
You have hit upon - I think - a crucial problem with Rebus riddles on a website such as this.
And .. this one IS truly difficult. Jaye (sis - LittleGreenMan) and I 'road test' all our new Rebuses with our corporate problem-solving group and this one scored an 8 on our 1-10 difficulty scale.
Rebuses are actually (sometimes) quite complex in the development of the solution and, as such, require the creative skill of ....
"See what you don't see and don't see what you see".
Example:
01. Everyone "sees" the word "amiss". It's a common word meaning that something is wrong or missing, or absent.
02. This creates a situation called 'set'. An individual's mind is now 'fixed' ('set') on a 'word' ('amiss') and the conditions of 'set' make it difficult to 'see' (for example) that it's also just a collection of five letters of the alphabet arranged in a certain order. And rearranging them into a different perception is part of the solution.
03. 'Set' is very much like the notion of Jell-O getting 'set' (hardened) into the quivering dessert we all love. Try getting Jell-O BACK into the package as a wad of loose granules !!
04. This 'hardening' of thinking makes it VERY difficult to ....
'see what we don't see'.
Thus, a lot of folks think they have been 'tricked' by a Rebus puzzle or riddle through their being manipulated by their own 'set'.
People don't like to be 'tricked' (even if it's just for fun) and therefore they denigrate the creativity of the puzzle.
That's why a lot of folks on the Braingle website give Rebuses low scores on both 'fun' and 'difficulty'. They just don't understand Rebuses.
BB02
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