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| Re: What 1-syllable word becomes a 3-syl |
| 24 Sep 24 23:33:48 |
XPost: rec.puzzles, alt.usage.english From: larry@invalid.ca On 2024-09-24 23:12, Bebercito wrote: > On Sat, 14 Sep 2024 3:33:35 +0000, HenHanna wrote: > >> On Sat, 14 Sep 2024 3:21:45 +0000, Bebercito wrote: >> >>> 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. >> >> >> >> the question is... 5 others, > > Here's another four then: > > pare + o -> pareo > rode + o -> rodeo > Rome + o -> Romeo > rone + o -> roneo > > >> or more like 200 others? > > I'll let you name the other 195. I came here to appear as a cameo. -- EMACS is a pretty good OS, it just lacks a decent text editor. --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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