links plap
English translation: links play
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| English language (monolingual) [PRO] Art/Literary - Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino / Game | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Cilian O'Tuama Germany Local time: 03:02 | ||||||
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| 3 +2 | sound of the golf ball hitting the "green". |
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| 1 +1 | the sound of rain or footsteps on the grass |
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| 1 +1 | links play |
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| 1 +1 | typo for 'links Clap'?? |
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| 1 | "plap" could be an onomatopoeia of a bouncing sound |
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"plap" could be an onomatopoeia of a bouncing sound Explanation: Hello Kaori, A wild guess, since other features include yips and noise from the spectators. However, I don't know how it could be related to "links". plap Part of Speech v. Etymology Note: onomatopoeia. Definition 1. To bounce slightly off a solid surface before coming to rest on it. 2. To make something do such an action. Example: "He plapped a chunk of meat on the table and said that he was going to buy it today at the butcher's." http://www.langmaker.com/db/eng_plap.htm Good luck from Oso ¶:^) |
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26 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1the sound of rain or footsteps on the grass Explanation: sound effects of noises caused by activity on the grass I think "plap" is onomatopoeia. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 4 mins (2005-11-15 21:47:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- links = golf course |
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1links play Explanation: could it be a typo for above, i.e. "having to play on a links (course)"? What is meant by "nuances"? Variables? A player's performance would/could depend on the weather, whether he's suffering from the yips, what kind of course (links or inland) he has to play... Admittedly it would be a strange typo with p and y so far apart. |
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1typo for 'links Clap'?? Explanation: I am just guessing, particularly as 'p' and 'c' are not exactly close on the keyboard... 'Plap' doesn't appear to be an acronym, and although onomatopoeia is a remote possibility, to me it seems an odd choice. You mention the noise of the spectators - the spectators usually clap politely when the players get the ball in the hole, but are not supposed to make any noise prior to this, so as to avoid distracting the players. I don't know whether you have a physical copy of the game or just the text, but 'links clap' may be a possibility, depending on where this phrase appears... HTH a little (-: |
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2sound of the golf ball hitting the "green". Explanation: I think "plap" is a typo, think it's "plop" and "links plop" is geekspeak for the sound that occurs (in the video game) when the ball hits the "green". HTH. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 19 hrs 33 mins (2005-11-16 16:15:55 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Links = golf course, any golf course, anywhere, seaside or otherwise. 3 main areas of a golf course: The "tee" (where the ball is hit from), the "fairway" (the area that the ball flies over on its way TO the green) and the "green" (the putting area). What I am saying in my answer is that I think that the ball makes a "plop" sound when it hits (lands on) the "green", this is the way that the game lets the player know that they're "on the green" and ready to putt. Seems fairly straightforward. |
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