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What 1-syllable word becomes a 3-syllable word by adding one letter?
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HenHanna
2024-09-13 02:31:26 UTC
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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)
HenHanna
2024-09-14 00:55:23 UTC
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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)
HenHanna
2024-09-14 03:33:38 UTC
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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.
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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)
Bebercito
2024-09-25 05:12:52 UTC
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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
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or more like 200 others?
I'll let you name the other 195.
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not in the original question... but
Wig becomes Ewig -- which is MUCH longer.
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Post by HenHanna
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)
lar3ryca
2024-09-25 05:33:48 UTC
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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,
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.
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EMACS is a pretty good OS, it just lacks a decent text editor.
Bebercito
2024-09-25 19:06:46 UTC
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Post by HenHanna
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,
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>.
HenHanna
2024-09-25 19:50:39 UTC
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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,
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>.
there might be dozens more, but prob. not 200


Lien is a new pattern.
occam
2024-09-26 13:04:58 UTC
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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,
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.

a- example: are(a), coal(a), (a)gave, (a)gape
e-
i- example: (i)deal, s(i)mile
o- example: came(o), rode(o), pale(o)
u- example: b(u)oy (AmE pronunciation)

(OK, not that last one.)
occam
2024-09-28 08:21:32 UTC
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Post by HenHanna
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,
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.
a- example: are(a), coal(a), (a)gave, (a)gape, ide(a)s
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e-
i- example: (i)deal, s(i)mile
o- example: came(o), rode(o), pale(o), ore(o)
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u- example: b(u)oy (AmE pronunciation) (NOT)
y- example: tear(y), dear(y)
jerryfriedman
2024-09-28 14:15:57 UTC
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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,
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.
a- example: are(a), coal(a), (a)gave, (a)gape
e-
i- example: (i)deal, s(i)mile
o- example: came(o), rode(o), pale(o)
u- example: b(u)oy (AmE pronunciation)
(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".

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Jerry Friedman

Bebercito
2024-09-14 03:21:57 UTC
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1. What 1-syllable word becomes a 3-syllable word by adding one letter?
Offhand, are + a -> area, but there must be others.
Post by HenHanna
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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)
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