[Guest]

1. What 5 letter word, in the English Language, that when you take away 4 of its letters retains its original pronunciation?

2. Which word in the English Language that has nine letters, remains a word at each step even when you remove one letter from it, still remains a word right up to a single letter remaining? List each letter as you remove them, along with the resulting word at each step.

3. What word in the English Language, that when you take away some, are left with the whole?

[Guest]

all these are done here so should no be here again

FanQ

[akaslickster]

dont know

#1.queue

Edited June 13, 2008 by akaslickster

[Guest]

1. What 5 letter word, in the English Language, that when you take away 4 of its letters retains its original pronunciation?


2. Which word in the English Language that has nine letters, remains a word at each step even when you remove one letter from it, still remains a word right up to a single letter remaining? List each letter as you remove them, along with the resulting word at each step.


3. What word in the English Language, that when you take away some, are left with the whole? 

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[spoiler=Spoiler for #3]Wholesome[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Spoiler for #1 maybe..]Hedge

H (minus the edge)

It depends on how you pronounce hedge or 'H'[/spoiler]

[Guest]

QUEUE --> "Q"

[Guest]

1. What 5 letter word, in the English Language, that when you take away 4 of its letters retains its original pronunciation?

2. Which word in the English Language that has nine letters, remains a word at each step even when you remove one letter from it, still remains a word right up to a single letter remaining? List each letter as you remove them, along with the resulting word at each step.

3. What word in the English Language, that when you take away some, are left with the whole?

1. QUEUE (take away UEUE and it's Q)

2. Startling and there's another I can't remember.

STARTLING

STARLING -T

STARING - L

STRING- A

STING - R

SING - T

SIN -G

IN -S

I- N

3. WHOLESOME

[Guest]

For number one, a second answer is

aitch -- h.

Aitch is how the pronunciation for "h" is spelled.