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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Order of 'rock', 'paper', 'scissors'

Could you tell me which order do you follow when playing rock, paper, and scissors? Is there only one order about it in English-speaking countries?
  

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lucas21c Is there only one order about it in English-speaking countries? Yes, and it is the same in Japan: rock breaks scissors, scissors cut paper, and paper covers rock. But if you have watched The Big Bang Theory , you may have seen that it can become more complicated:

— Mister Micawber

  • lucas21c Is there only one order about it in English-speaking countries?
  • Yes, and it is the same in Japan: rock breaks scissors, scissors cut paper, and paper covers rock.
  • But if you have watched The Big Bang Theory , you may have seen that it can become more complicated:
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lucas21cIs there only one order about it in English-speaking countries?
Yes, and it is the same in Japan: rock breaks scissors, scissors cut paper, and paper covers rock.

But if you have watched The Big Bang Theory, you may have seen that it can become more complicated:
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Then what are the followings? They follow the order 'rock-scissors-paper', not 'rock-paper-scissors'.

https://youtu.be/P65yE_EXLd8

https://youtu.be/l-yq7mFBkNQ
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lucas21cThey follow the order 'rock-scissors-paper', not 'rock-paper-scissors'.
I don't know what concerns you. The rules of the game are the same; they are just saying the words in a different order; that is of no importance—it seems to be for the rhythm of the song.
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I just wanted to know whehther there are some variations of the order according to region. Emotion: smile
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Variations in what?! The word order? The melody? The rules of the game?
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The word order of 'rock', 'scissors' and 'paper'. By the way, is my using of the word, 'order', too vague or wrong? (This is my original question, "Could you tell me which order do you follow when playing rock, paper, and scissors?") Then, should I have asked, "Could you tell me which word order do you follow when playing rock, paper, and scissors?"
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lucas21cThe word order of 'rock', 'scissors' and 'paper'. By the way, is my using of the word, 'order', too vague or wrong? (This is my original question, "Could you tell me which order do you follow when playing rock, paper, and scissors?") Then, should I have asked, "Could you tell me which word order do you follow when playing rock, paper, and scissors?"
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What I'd like to know is what you really say when you play the game. You know, we all say something in our own language before we hold out our hand and show what it is among 'rock', 'scissors' an 'paper'. And then we know who win and who lose.
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lucas21cYou know, we all say something in our own language before we hold out our hand and show what it is among 'rock', 'scissors' an 'paper'.
Gosh! Sorry! It's been so long since I've played that game that I can't remember what we used to say. I thought it was just "One, Two, Three!" but I could be way off.

CJ
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lucas21cYou know, we all say something in our own language before we hold out our hand and show what it is among 'rock', 'scissors' an 'paper'.
Adults still play it in Japan, to settle bar bills, etc. They just say 'Junken!' (the name of the game).
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