Thousands of nine-squares are known to logology, so one of the remaining challenges is to build them from restricted sources.  This article discusses building a nine-square using only words and phrases that are in current use.  Consider, for example, the following nine-square

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271 MODERN NINE-SQUARES CHRIS COLE Newport Beach, California Thousands of nine-squares are known to logology, so one of the remaining challenges is to build them from restricted sources. This article discusses building a nine-square using only words and phrases that are in current use. Consider, for example, the following nine-square: Webster's New Random Chambers www.googie.com Third (1993) Shorter House (1998) counts (6/2001) Oxford Second (1993) (1993) DISPACING X 0 INTONATOR X X 294 STORYTIME 79,000 PORIMANIA 0 ANYMOMENT 167,000 CATAMARAN X X X X 98,000 ITINERATE X X X X 2,900 NOMINATES X X X X 49,000 GREATNESS X X X X 447,000 Two of the words in this square, D1SPACfNG and PORIMANlA, occur in Webster's Second but have no citations on the most complete index of the World Wide Web (Google, which as of June 200 I indexes over 1.3 billion Web pages). These words have fallen out of current use. Webster's New Random Chambers www.googie.com Third (1993) Shorter House (1998) counts (6/2001) Oxford Second (1993) (1993) MATAGALPA X X 3,520 ANALYSERS X X 30,100 TACKRIVET X 2,050 ALKIODIDE X 0 GYROMETER 130 ASIDERITE X 25 LEVITICAL X X X X 16,900 PRE DETAIL X 22 ASTERELLA X 202 272 Howe er, the word ALKIODID no current citations. The editors of Merriam-Webster report that the la t-known u e was in 1950 (Chern Ab tracts, Vol. 44, o. 5, p 1978). They do not intend to include it in the ne t edition of the International Dictionary. Phra e also go out of current use. For example, Webster 's Third contains the phrase TRAM CRA E. It can be used in the following nine- quare: Webster's New Random Chambers www.google.com Third (1993) horter House (1998) counts (6/200 I) Oxford Second ( \993) (1993) BEATCOLOR - 0 EMBRASURE X X X X 3,420 ABBATICAL X 120 TRAMCRANE X 0 CATCHINGS X X 266 OSIRIFIES X 34 LUCANIDAE X X 1,260 ORANGEADE X X X X 2,070 RELESSEES X 20 Unfortunately, there are no citations for this phra e on the Web, nor any for its companion BEAT COLOR. Dictionaries allow unusual word formations such as the superlati e of the adjecti e RE TED. This leads to this square: Webster's New Random Chambers www.googie.com Third (1993) Shorter House ( \998) counts (6/2001) Oxford Second (1993) 1993) DEATHSTAR X 56,000 EXTRALINE 16,000 ATHEROMAS X X X X 4,790 TRENDWEST 100 HARDPASTE X X X X 1,510 SLOWAHEAD 366 TIMESENSE X 5,450 ANASTASIS X X 4,270 RESTEDEST 0 Unfortunately, this unusual word form cannot be found on the Web and th refor cannot r all b considered to be in current use. However, the idea bear fruit with another up rlati that is in current use: SELECTEST. I 273 Webster's New Random Chambers www.goog1e.com Third Shorter House ( 1998) counts (6/2001) (1993) Oxford Second 1993 1993 ATTITUDES X X X X 1,500,000 TURNERITE X 21 TRIFLORAL 13 INFOELITE 329 TELELOGIC 10 UROLOGIST X X X X 49,000 DIRIGISTE X X X 1,740 ETATISTES X X 34 SELECTEST 215 This square contains all words and phrase that are in current u e. The word TRIFLORAL is probably not included in dictionarie because its meaning i obvious from its part . The phrase INFO ELITE and the word TELELOGIC are presumably too new to have made it into any current dictionary. Here i how one Web author define TELELOGIC: Ball-Rokeach and Reardon (1988) conceptualized different types of communication in terms of telelogic communication, defined as communication which involves alternating dialogue between people at a distance who use both conventional and unconventional language and electronic or optical channels. The typology oftelelogic communication relationships created by Ball-Rokeach and Reardon ( 1988) consisted of (I) associational telelogues, (2) debate telelogues, and (3) exchange telelogues. 

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