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Jai Ganesh

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I didn't want to leave the ship, but it was time for disembarkation.

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I wanted to be a flower, but it was a disaster.

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Jai Ganesh

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One of the best methods of purification of water is distillation.

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I used to be an entomologist, but I was debugged.

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Jai Ganesh

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The machine was not in working condition, it was defunct.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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I didn't want to leave the ship, but it was time for disembarkation.

One of the best methods of purification of water is distillation.

The machine was not in working condition, it was defunct.

Er, sorry, but I don’t think those are in line with the rules of the game.

The object of this game is not to make sentences using de-/dis- words, but to make humorous interpretations of such words. I don’t see anything humorous in those three sentences above.

Look, I’ll explain. Take the opening examples by MathsIsFun:

Lawyers can get disbarred. So what about other jobs?

"I used to be an Electrician, but then I was de-lighted"
"I used to be a Guide, but then I was de-toured"

In the first sentence, “light” and “electrician” are related; in the second, “tour” and “guide” are related. Get it?

As for my own examples:

I was supposed to see my doctor today, but it was a disappointment.

When you see your doctor, you have an appointment with him/her. But my appointment was cancelled, so I called it a “disappointment”. Get it?

I wanted to be a flower, but it was a disaster.

An aster is a flower.

I used to be an entomologist, but I was debugged.

An entomologist studies insects; a bug is an insect. Get it now?

So, in this game, you don’t just make sentences. You choose a de-/dis- word, and make a sentence incorporating a humorous interpretation of it.

Last edited by Alg Num Theory (2019-05-17 22:41:10)

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Jai Ganesh

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I tried to fold the clothe better, but is was decreased.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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I used to be strong in a vacuum, but I was devoid of power.

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The best way to fight depression is to be with people who shared good sense of humor.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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The best way to fight depression is to be with people who shared good sense of humor.

Can you explain how this sentence is a humorous interpretation of depression?

I used to be in the codomain of a function, but I was deranged.

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