Sujet : Re: What 1-syllable word becomes a 3-syllable word by adding one letter?
De : jerry.friedman99 (at) *nospam* gmail.com (jerryfriedman)
Groupes : rec.puzzles sci.lang alt.usage.englishSuivi-à : alt.usage.englishDate : 28. Sep 2024, 15:15:57
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On Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:04:58 +0000, occam wrote:
On 25/09/2024 21:06, Bebercito wrote:
On Wed, 25 Sep 2024 5:33:48 +0000, lar3ryca wrote:
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On 2024-09-24 23:12, Bebercito wrote:
On Sat, 14 Sep 2024 3:33:35 +0000, HenHanna wrote:
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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,
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Here's another four then:
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pare + o -> pareo
rode + o -> rodeo
Rome + o -> Romeo
rone + o -> roneo
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or more like 200 others?
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I'll let you name the other 195.
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I came here to appear as a cameo.
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<s(i)mile>.
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Oh... I see a trend. The trigger to multi-syllability (urgh!) is the
humble vowel.
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a- example: are(a), coal(a), (a)gave, (a)gape
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i- example: (i)deal, s(i)mile
o- example: came(o), rode(o), pale(o)
u- example: b(u)oy (AmE pronunciation)
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(OK, not that last one.)
Not "ideal" either, as it's only one syllable longer
than "deal". The same is true of "teary" and "deary".
-- Jerry Friedman
Re: What 1-syllable word becomes a 3-syllable word by adding one letter?