But yeah the last block was by process of elimination. Also the link isn’t actually true, given the transliteration of mochi from Japanese. Way too abstract a connection.
the link isn’t actually true, given the transliteration of mochi from Japanese
Once rendered in the Latin script for use as a word in the English language (a loanword from Japanese, but still a nativised English word), it does indeed fit the category.
But yeah, I definitely didn’t get it. Didn’t even get close.
Connections
Puzzle #459
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But yeah the last block was by process of elimination. Also the link isn’t actually true, given the transliteration of mochi from Japanese. Way too abstract a connection.
You should mark the bottom text spoilers.
It’s just one of the words, right?
Once rendered in the Latin script for use as a word in the English language (a loanword from Japanese, but still a nativised English word), it does indeed fit the category.
But yeah, I definitely didn’t get it. Didn’t even get close.
I get what they meant, but it’s a bit too “lateral thinking” for my tastes.