Whoa #2: you can play Semantle in a few languages besides English. I just played it in Swedish ("Swemantle") and solved it in 136 guesses and ~45 minutes. that's better than I usually do with English. the Swedish version doesn't even have the "hint" feature that the English one does.
this is exactly what I'm getting at when I say "belittling". yes, it's inaccurate, but it's what I like because it gives an unprofessional connotation to the EIR.
amen.