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 Krishna Kutty Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 #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 GOOD LORD!WHAT IF SOMEONE HAS THAT DISEASE AND SOMEONE ASKS HIM WHAT DISEASE ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM?HE WOULD BE OUT OF BREATH AND MIGHT DIE EVEN BEFORE HE FINISH SAYING IT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Krishna Kutty Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 So, bonanova, isn't this thing solved yet? You have got 1) senescence 2) strengths OR Stretched 3) queueing 4) angsts OR Witchcraft 5) Latchstring 6) facetiously 7) Indivisibility 8) bookkeeper Well, but senescence is wrong answer, i can't find angsts in dictionary(there's only angst),and latchstring is actually latch-string hmm......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted March 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 So, bonanova, isn't this thing solved yet? You have got 1) senescence 2) strengths OR Stretched 3) queueing 4) angsts OR Witchcraft 5) Latchstring 6) facetiously 7) Indivisibility 8) bookkeeper Well, but senescence is wrong answer, i can't find angsts in dictionary(there's only angst),and latchstring is actually latch-string hmm......... I think it's solved. Each of these were mentioned on one post or another: strengths strengths, stretched queueing [angsts] witchcraft lengths strengths latchstring [hyphen is optional] facetiously abstemiously indivisibility [indivisibilities if you want to show off - it has7 occurrences of i] bookkeeper 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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