Thread - Find hidden words

amitsowani - 2016-02-03 11:24 AM

I have seen a similar one as a whatsapp fwd.
Can this be considered language neutral?

Can this be replaced by certain everyday symbols/objects which are woven into the picture?

I don't think this is culture neutral. A similar discussion took place in the last Puzzle GP about 'Word Search' being culture neutral or not. I think not.

Imagine this scenario: If there was a Chinese Word Search with Chinese alphabets and Chinese words to find, wouldn't an average Chinese find it faster than an average European/Indian? I think same holds true the other way around.


	@ 2016-02-03 11:53 AM (#20906 - in reply to #20905) (#20906) Top
vopani Posts: 739 Country : India	vopani posted @ 2016-02-03 11:53 AM amitsowani - 2016-02-03 11:24 AM I have seen a similar one as a whatsapp fwd. Can this be considered language neutral? Can this be replaced by certain everyday symbols/objects which are woven into the picture? I don't think this is culture neutral. A similar discussion took place in the last Puzzle GP about 'Word Search' being culture neutral or not. I think not. Imagine this scenario: If there was a Chinese Word Search with Chinese alphabets and Chinese words to find, wouldn't an average Chinese find it faster than an average European/Indian? I think same holds true the other way around.
	@ 2016-02-03 2:53 PM (#20908 - in reply to #20893) (#20908) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 2003 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2016-02-03 2:53 PM What if the words are known puzzle names? Will take some effort, but takes away culture neutrality in my opinion, especially if we manage puzzle types in the IB somewhere.