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kestrel
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What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?
May 20 '07 #1
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DeMan
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aitch .............?
May 20 '07 #2
kestrel
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sorry, thats not it
May 20 '07 #3
DeMan
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maybe Queue, then........?
May 20 '07 #4
kestrel
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yeah, it was alot harder for me to figure out,...
May 20 '07 #5

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