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Bebercito to All

Re: What 1-syllable word becomes a 3-syl

25 Sep 24 19:06:46

   XPost: rec.puzzles, alt.usage.english   
   From: bebercito@aol.com   
      
   On Wed, 25 Sep 2024 5:33:48 +0000, lar3ryca wrote:   
      
   > 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.   
   >   
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