bonanova Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Again, brain teasers of sorts ... [1] what is the longest English word that contains a single, unrepeated vowel? [2] give 2 9-letter words that have 1 syllable. [3] give a word that has 5 consecutive vowels. [4] give 2 words that have 5 consecutive consonants. [5] give a word that has 6 consecutive consonants [6] give 2 words that have the 6 vowels a e i o u y in alphabetical order [7] give a word that has 6 occurrences of the same vowel. and finally, the one you were waiting for cuz everyone knows it ... [8] give a word that has three consecutive repeated letters. answers appended this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 I think he added Y because it's "the vowel that isn't", so to speak. It is often used in place of vowels, in words such as gypsy, tyne (the river) etc. In my day, from which so much has changed, y and w were counted as vowels. They made us memorize all the adverbs too, lol. I am now a senior citizen and I still can quote them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 Nice breakdown. So ... in "rhythm" and related words, the consonants "r" and "th" partly obstruct the breath; "h" is silent; and "y" is left to provide the vowel sound. When I went to grammer school (45 years ago!) We were taught that it was "A_E_I_O_U and sometimes Y and then other teachers would come along and make it "Sometimes Y an W! personally I have always thought You could make a weak case for "H" as well! Side Pocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 When I went to grammer school (45 years ago!) We were taught that it was "A_E_I_O_U and sometimes Y and then other teachers would come along and make it "Sometimes Y an W! personally I have always thought You could make a weak case for "H" as well! Side Pocket Well,I get that you went 45 years ago,because,it's spelled GRAMMAR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 3, 2008 Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 I got #3... Its sequoia... wait... CRAP... this is a tree, and it has every vowel (except y if thats included...) and its cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 3, 2008 Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 #7 - pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (9 o's, 6 i's) Yes, it is a word. a lung disease caused by the intake of silicon from an erupted volcano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 For number 4 and yet a 4th - lengths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 1) senescene 2) strengths 4) angsts 6) facetiously 8 bookkeeper Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway. actually #1 cant be senescene because it has to have a single non repeated vowel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 (edited) 6) adventitiously 7) indivisibility, following the last hint, or indivisibilities which has 7 Edited May 27, 2009 by Catpie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 #8 -Tallahassee if you want to count it as a word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 There is one word of which I know which contains the vowels a, e, i, o and u once each only, but in reverse alphabetical order. What is more I have actually seen the word used in The Times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted August 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 There is one word of which I know which contains the vowels a, e, i, o and u once each only, but in reverse alphabetical order. What is more I have actually seen the word used in The Times. Common ones: subcontinental uncomplimentary unnoticeably Not so common ones: duoliteral muroidea muscoidea pulmonifera subhyoidean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Common ones: subcontinental uncomplimentary unnoticeably Not so common ones: duoliteral muroidea muscoidea pulmonifera subhyoidean That really is an impressive list. Many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Quantum.Mechanic Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Even if "subbookkeeper" were a word, which I am most sure it is not a word of common English usage, it would be hyphenated as sub-bookkeeper to be grammatically correct. What does grammar have to do with it? Whether it's hyphenated or not doesn't change the meaning. Hyphenation would simply allow quicker identification, and avoid confusion with similar words where sub- was not a prefix. (Examples?) And if it needs to be hyphenated, you could make a case that bookkeeper should be "book-keeper" or even "book keeper" (ignoring the common usage card). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Quantum.Mechanic Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 I think the rule for counting "y" as a vowel is that it makes the sound of a vowel, and it adds a syllable to the word. rhyth·mics has two syllables, and the first syllable is formed by the sound of the y. Rhythm has 2 syllables, so is 'm' a vowel too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Again, brain teasers of sorts ... [3] COOEEING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 [5] latchstring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 3) queueing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 3)queueing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 3 can also be cooeeing but that is not a very known word so the answer is probably referring to queueuing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 I know this is old, but I had to state this. Subbookkeeper is in fact a real word (even tho Firefox's internal spell check is debating this as I type...). http://www.definition-of.com/subbookkeeper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 i dunno. subbookkeeper sounds perfectly kromulent to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fabpig Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 (edited) I know this is old, but I had to state this. Subbookkeeper is in fact a real word (even tho Firefox's internal spell check is debating this as I type...). http://www.definitio...m/subbookkeeper Same website also has "subterrific" and "terrificy". And has "subperb" in for "superb"! I get the inpression that it's words these people wish were in the language. Edited February 10, 2011 by fabpig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 #2 Squirrels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Y isnt a vowel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 joef1000 Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 3) queueing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Again, brain teasers of sorts ...
[1] what is the longest English word that contains a single, unrepeated vowel?
[2] give 2 9-letter words that have 1 syllable.
[3] give a word that has 5 consecutive vowels.
[4] give 2 words that have 5 consecutive consonants.
[5] give a word that has 6 consecutive consonants
[6] give 2 words that have the 6 vowels a e i o u y in alphabetical order
[7] give a word that has 6 occurrences of the same vowel.
and finally, the one you were waiting for cuz everyone knows it ...
[8] give a word that has three consecutive repeated letters.
answers appended this weekend.
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