On Sat, 14 Sep 2024 3:33:35 +0000, HenHanna wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Sep 2024 3:21:45 +0000, Bebercito wrote:
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>> On Sat, 14 Sep 2024 0:55:23 +0000, HenHanna wrote:
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>>> On 9/12/2024 7:31 PM, HenHanna wrote:
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>>>> 1. What 1-syllable word becomes a 3-syllable word by adding one letter?
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>> Offhand, are + a -> area, but there must be others.
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> 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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> not in the original question... but
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> Wig becomes Ewig -- which is MUCH longer.
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>>>> 2. What word, when you add a letter to it, becomes shorter?
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>>>> 3. What word, when you add a syllable to it, becomes shorter?
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>>>> There must be 10 good answers to each.
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>>>> Better than this: -- Jet becomes Midget (which is shorter)
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>>> [Misl] becomes [Misl]-Toe (which is shorter)
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>>> "Short" becomes "Shorter" (which is shorter)
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