Quiz Guy John Chaneski has us looking for Hidden Treasures, specifically terms for valuable items you might find in adjacent sounds in a sentence. For example, the name of a precious metal is hidden in the following sentence: “If you don’t reach your goal, don’t get discouraged.” This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Hidden Treasure Word Game”
You’re listening to A Way with Words, the show about language and how we use it.
I’m Martha Barnette.
And I’m Grant Barrett, and we’re joined by our quiz guy in New York City, John Chaneski.
Hi, John.
Hi, Grant.
Hi, Martha.
Hey, John.
What’s up?
I’ve got some bad news and I’ve got some good news.
Oh, boy.
Today.
Yeah.
I’m sorry to say that your eccentric old uncle has passed on.
Poor thing.
Oh, Uncle Albert?
Yeah, that uncle you share.
Yeah, sure.
Why not?
Now, fortunately, he’s left you some things through his will.
The instructions in his will are quite clear, though.
You and your family can have anything you can gather from his huge house in the space of an hour.
Now, within each of the sentences I’m about to read to you is hidden treasure.
Now, you must find it in the sounds between two or more words.
Oh, my.
For example, if I said, if you don’t reach your goal, don’t get discouraged,
You can see that in that sentence is hidden the word gold.
Gold, yes.
Gold, don’t get discouraged.
Yeah.
So let’s see how much booty you can find.
Bear in mind that these will be some generic items and some specific ones too, okay?
Okay.
All right.
Good.
Let’s try.
Good luck.
If you can’t decide between the window sill versus the door jamb, search both.
Silver.
Silver versus.
Oh, nice.
Silver versus.
Very good.
Nice catch.
Cha-ching.
If you don’t share the wealth, I guarantee you will rue being so greedy.
Ruby.
Oh, nice.
Okay.
If you don’t find what you seek, you may need to compel friends and family to help.
Pelf?
Pelf, yes.
Nice catch, Martha.
You get the pelf.
Give me a hand.
I’m under a lot of strain here.
Dime.
That’s a little cheap.
Yeah, I know.
That is a little cheap.
But it’s in there.
Maybe it’s a rare dime.
I’m under.
Diamond.
Diamond.
Oh, okay.
Wow, yeah.
Good catch.
Tired of your job race literally from room to room, and you may never work again.
Tired of your job race.
Job race.
Tired of your job race literally from room to room.
Brace?
Brace-a-lit.
Yes, brace-a-lit.
Brace-a-lit early from room to room.
He’s been emphasizing the syllables.
Yeah, he’s helping us.
Our little brains, yes.
Well, I’m on your side.
Finally, let’s keep Earl, your cousin, out of the loop.
No reason to share.
Earl.
Keep Pearl.
Pearl, yes.
Very good.
Okay.
Oh, man, John, what a work out.
And then next we go into the glass booth with the money billowing around.
We have to grab it as we can in 30 seconds.
Grab it fast.
Put it in your pockets.
Put it down your shirt.
Oh, that was rich.
John, thank you, and we will talk to you next week.
Talk to you then, guys. Take care.
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