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| Bebercito to HenHanna |
| Re: What 1-syllable word becomes a 3-syl |
| 14 Sep 24 03:21:57 |
XPost: rec.puzzles, alt.usage.english From: bebercito@aol.com On Sat, 14 Sep 2024 0:55:23 +0000, HenHanna wrote: > On 9/12/2024 7:31 PM, HenHanna wrote: >> >> 1. What 1-syllable word becomes a 3-syllable word by adding one letter? Offhand, are + a -> area, but there must be others. >> >> >> 2. What word, when you add a letter to it, becomes shorter? >> >> >> 3. What word, when you add a syllable to it, becomes shorter? >> >> >> There must be 10 good answers to each. >> >> >> Better than this: -- Jet becomes Midget (which is shorter) >> > > > [Misl] becomes [Misl]-Toe (which is shorter) > > "Short" becomes "Shorter" (which is shorter) --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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