In the game, taboo, can you use the article "the" in another context, if it is already in the clue?

Question

So during a game of taboo, a few of my friends and I got into a heated dispute. The word was "The Brady Bunch". I proceeded to give clues to my partner by saying, "it was a famous show in the 70s". I was subsequently tabooed by the other team because i used the article "the", even though it was no where in context of the clue. How are you supossed to give a clue without using "the"? Does anyone know about any rules regarding this? Are there any arguments I can use to refute their contentions?

Answer 1

If you're playing very, very strictly by the rules, unfortunately they are correct.  According to the rules, "No form of ANY word printed on the card may be given as a clue..." and it even has the word ANY in all caps directly in the rules.

I would have let that slide, just as I would have accepted someone saying "Brady Bunch" without saying "The" before it, but that's technically bending the rules.

If you're playing with these people again, I think you should preface the rules before the game regarding uses of the words "a, an" and "the" so you don't have to worry about this again.

Answer 2

yeah you can use the, a, an, etc.

Answer 3

I'm pretty sure words like "the" and "a" can be used in a different context, because its not like your team would be able to definitely know what you're talking about or something if you said "the" in a different way.