| N.B.--The letters are only `barred' as here marked. They may often be yoked in other ways: e.g., in Ex. (2), the first `on' above may be yoked to the `on' below; in Ex. (3), (4), the second `in' above may be yoked to the `in' below; in Ex. (5), the `at' above may be yoked to the first `at' below; and, in Ex. (6), the `ng' above may be yoked to the second `ng' below. Observe that, in Ex. (5), the reason why `at' is barred, is that the words become, when the suffixes are removed, `inflate' and `satiate', which end with the same 3 letters. Similarly in Ex. (6), `plunge' and `change' end with the same 3 letters. But in the words `plunges' and `singer', the `ng' is not barred, since the words `plunge' and `sing' do not end with the same letters. RULE 5 Nouns and verbs are not to be regarded as prefixes or suffixes. Thus `landlord (and) handmade' would be a lawful Syzygy. RULE 6 The letters `i' and `y' may be treated as if identical. Thus `busy (usy) using' would be a lawful Syzygy. RULE 7 The Score for a Chain may be calculated by writing down 7 numbers, as follows:-- (1) The greater No. of letters in an end-Syzygy, plus twice the least. No. (7) is entered as the Score of the Chain. Example to Rule 7 The figures on the right indicate the Nos. of waste letters.
As the greatest No. of letters in an end-Syzygy is `4', and the least is `3', No. (1) is `10'. Also No. (2) is `3'. Hence No. (3) is the sum of `10' plus `4 times 5', i.e., it is `30'. Also there are 2 Links and 8 waste letters. Hence No. (4) is `2', No. (5) is `8'; and No. (6) is the sum of `twice 2' plus `8'; i.e., it is `12'. Hence No. (7) is the remainder after deducting `12' from `30'; i.e., it is `18'; which is the Score for the Chain. The result may be conveniently recorded thus:-- 10, 3, 30; 2, 8, 12; 18. The formula for the Score may, for the benefit of Algebraists, be stated thus:--
then the Score = (a+2b) (m+1) (m+2) - (21+w). RULE 1 |
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