Add One Letter Game

[RobH1]

Saint

 

[af123]

strain

 

[prpr]

Retains

 

[Trev]

restains

 

[RobH1]

Restrains

 

[Black Hole]

Serrations

I've got to a 14 from here

 

[af123]

I can see a 15 via
reassertion

 

[Black Hole]

I'll see your 15 (I've not found a route beyond 14)

 

[antipodean]

reservations

 

[Trev]

preservations

 

[af123]

Nope, I have nothing!

 

[Black Hole]

It's very obscure, but:

Perseverations (14)

My route from Reservations was Overassertion then Conservatories. What was your 15, AF?

 

[af123]

It probably isn't valid. I was under the impression that Controversaries was a US variant spelling (to go along with their mispronunciation of the same!) but it may just be a common spelling error. I've seen this spelling enough in US papers/books to have given me that impression though.

 

[Black Hole]

When I was at school I thought it was oscoscillator

'Mericans, what do you do with them. They obviously have Heisenberg delusions when they say they will be "with you momentarily".

"Aluminum. It's got a U in it". Sigh.

 

[Trev]

When I was at school I thought it was oscoscillator

Is that not a double kiss?

 

[Black Hole]

Do we want a new game of change two letters? This time we change two - no option to only change one.

 

[Trev]

But can we add/remove letter(s). It will be a bit static if we can't

 

[Black Hole]

Yes, I was thinking change two, or add/subtract one and change another. It will spoil your game plan!

 

[Trev]

Hang on a mo. Isn't that what we were doing in the first game?

 

[prpr]

No, that was (add/subtract one) or (add/subtract one and change another) or (change two).
So, you can't just add "s" any more, which was your favourite trick, hence BH's comment.