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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,
or more like 200 others?
not in the original question... but
Wig becomes Ewig -- which is MUCH longer.
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)
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.
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.
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.
I came here to appear as a cameo.
<s(i)mile>.
On 9/12/2024 7:31 PM, HenHanna wrote:
1. What 1-syllable word becomes a 3-syllable word by adding one letter?
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)
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.
I came here to appear as a cameo.
<s(i)mile>.
1. What 1-syllable word becomes a 3-syllable word by adding one letter?
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)
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)
On 25/09/2024 21:06, Bebercito wrote:
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.
I came here to appear as a cameo.
<s(i)mile>.
Oh... I see a trend. The trigger to multi-syllability (urgh!) is the
humble vowel.
e-o- example: came(o), rode(o), pale(o), ore(o)
i- example: (i)deal, s(i)mile
u- example: b(u)oy (AmE pronunciation) (NOT)y- example: tear(y), dear(y)