evan@petfe.UUCP (Evan Marcus) (04/25/85)
Let me offer a few word games...
1) Name a word that contains all 6 (aeiouy) vowels exactly once, in order,
although among other letters. (I know of 2, though I've heard there are 3)
2) Name a word whose pronounciation changes if it is capitalized.
3) There may be lots of answers to this one, but let me try...
name a word that is a plural (ends with an S), and if we add another S,
it takes on an entirely different meaning.
Rotsa ruck...
--Evan Marcus
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{ucbvax|decvax}|vax135|petsd|pedsgd|pedsga|evan
There are two kinds of people in the world, those who divide people into two
kinds, and those who don't.bobn@bmcg.UUCP (Bob Nebert) (04/30/85)
> > Let me offer a few word games... > 1) Name a word that contains all 6 (aeiouy) vowels exactly once, in order, > although among other letters. (I know of 2, though I've heard there are 3) > > 2) Name a word whose pronounciation changes if it is capitalized. You polish your shoes but if you were born in Warsaw your Polish > > 3) There may be lots of answers to this one, but let me try... > name a word that is a plural (ends with an S), and if we add another S, > it takes on an entirely different meaning. > > Rotsa ruck... > --Evan Marcus > > -- > > {ucbvax|decvax}|vax135|petsd|pedsgd|pedsga|evan > > There are two kinds of people in the world, those who divide people into two > kinds, and those who don't. *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***
muffy@lll-crg.ARPA (Muffy Barkocy) (05/01/85)
In article <236@petfe.UUCP> evan@petfe.UUCP (Evan Marcus) writes: > >Let me offer a few word games... ... >3) There may be lots of answers to this one, but let me try... >name a word that is a plural (ends with an S), and if we add another S, >it takes on an entirely different meaning. > needles > needless >Rotsa ruck... >--Evan Marcus Muffy
gjk@talcott.UUCP (Greg Kuperberg) (05/02/85)
> 2) Name a word whose pronounciation changes if it is capitalized. ... > --Evan Marcus Easy. It's the name of my ethnic group: Polish. But there is a better answer. "communist" is pronounced "kom' you nist", while "Communist" is pronounced "kom' ee". -- Greg Kuperberg harvard!talcott!gjk "The eerily accurate drawing of Goetz showed the face of the 'before' figure in comic-book ads for body-building devices."-Time Magazine, April 8
mie@panda.UUCP (Martin I. Eiger) (05/05/85)
> name a word that is a plural (ends with an S), and if we add another S, > it takes on an entirely different meaning. I came up with a few. In addition to needles(s), which has already been posted, I have: asses assess bas bass bras brass cares caress dos doss las lass mis miss mus muss pis piss princes princess Depending on which dictionary you like, some of these might not work. Martin Eiger ...genrad!teddy!mie
showard@udenva.UUCP (showard) (05/08/85)
> > > name a word that is a plural (ends with an S), and if we add another S, > > it takes on an entirely different meaning. > > I came up with a few. In addition to needles(s), which has already been > posted, I have: > > asses assess > bas bass > bras brass > cares caress > dos doss > las lass > mis miss > mus muss > pis piss > princes princess posses possess > Depending on which dictionary you like, some of these might not work. > > > Martin Eiger > ...genrad!teddy!mie